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Work attitude creates hostility (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opposition

'hostility' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'work attitude' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'attitude' becomes 'position' (position is a kind of attitude**).
'op'+'position'='OPPOSITION'

'creates' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for opposition that I've seen before include "antagonism" , "parliamentary group" , "Resistance, dissent" , "those out of power" , "Political party" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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