Victor’s opposition to new roles (5)
I believe the answer is:
loser
'victor's opposition' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'new roles' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'roles' with letters rearranged gives 'LOSER'.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loser that I've seen before include "Winner's opponent" , "One not winning" , "Defeated person" , "Unsuccessful person" , "Flop" .)