Crossword Genius

An objection to neighbour (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abut

'neighbour' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'an objection' is the wordplay.
'an' becomes 'a'.
'objection' becomes 'but'.
'a'+'but'='ABUT'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for abut that I've seen before include "Touch (side of next building)" , "Adjoin, touch" , "Neighbour" , "Touch upon" , "Lie adjacent to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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