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Challenging Turkish official isn't unusual (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

against

'challenging' is the definition.
(eg opposing in a battle)

'turkish official isn't unusual' is the wordplay.
'turkish official' becomes 'aga' (military commander eg in the Ottoman Empire).
'unusual' indicates anagramming the letters.
'isnt' anagrammed gives 'inst'.
'aga'+'inst'='AGAINST'

(Other definitions for against that I've seen before include "In conflict with" , "Not in favour of" , "In competition with" , "Facing" , "Anti, touching" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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