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Telephones princess about divisions? To the contrary! (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ridings

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'divisions? to the contrary' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'telephones princess' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'princess' could be 'di' (Princess Diana) and 'di' is found within the answer.
'telephones' could be 'rings' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'telephone') and 'rings' is found within the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'about' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ridings that I've seen before include "tracks through the wood?" , "from Yorkshire?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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