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Concludes opposition will flip-flop, revealing they are actually against it (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opposed

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'actually against it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'concludes opposition will flip-flop revealing they' is the wordplay.
'OPPOSED' is hidden back-to-front within the letters.
However, I'm not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

'are' is the link.

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(Other definitions for opposed that I've seen before include "Confronted" , "Stood against" , "Withstood" , "Anti" , "Hostile to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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