Think about opposing pattern for further development (11)
I believe the answer is:
contemplate
'think about' is the definition.
(to contemplate something is to think about it)
'opposing pattern for further development' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'opposing' could be 'con' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'con' is present in the answer.
'pattern' could be 'template' (I've seen this before) and 'template' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for contemplate that I've seen before include "Think seriously" , "Ruminate on" , "Consider" , "Ponder" , "Look at thoughtfully" .)