What a pacifist opposes (3)

I believe the answer is:

war

(Other definitions for war that I've seen before include "Large-scale conflict" , "Sustained conflict" , "Fight" , "State of armed conflict" , "series of engagements" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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