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Resolutely oppose woman with gay man (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beard

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'resolutely oppose' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'woman with gay man' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'bea'.
'with gay man' becomes 'rd' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bea'+'rd'='BEARD'

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(Other definitions for beard that I've seen before include "Hair on the chin" , "Whiskers" , "Facial growth" , "where food sometimes trapped?" , "Facial hair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Sun.
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