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Stand against Pope: so beaten! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oppose

'stand against' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pope so beaten' is the wordplay.
'beaten' indicates an anagram (letters beaten up or destroyed).
'pope'+'so'='popeso'
'popeso' with letters rearranged gives 'OPPOSE'.

(Other definitions for oppose that I've seen before include "Resist, be hostile to" , "'Refute, stand against (6)'" , "Refute - confront" , "Take stand against, resist" , "face" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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