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What NI cartographer will do in confrontation? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

showdown

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'confrontation?' is the definition.
(I know that confrontation can be written as showdown)

'what ni cartographer will do' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'do' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for showdown that I've seen before include "Denouement" , "Face-off" , "Climactic finale" , "Final confrontation as in western film" , "Decisive confrontation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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