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Soldier is repeatedly besetting the opposition (10)

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I believe the answer is:

antithesis

'opposition' is the definition.
(I know that antithesis is a type of opposition)

'soldier is repeatedly besetting the' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'ant' (soldier is a type of ant).
'repeatedly' indicates the doubling of some letters.
'besetting' indicates putting letters inside.
'is' duplicated is 'isis'.
'isis' enclosing 'the' is 'ithesis'.
'ant'+'ithesis'='ANTITHESIS'

(Other definitions for antithesis that I've seen before include "Opposite; contrasting idea" , "Contrast between two things" , "Direct opposite" , "I oppose the suggestion" , "Reverse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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