Contentious, open to debate (13)

I believe the answer is:

controversial

(Other definitions for controversial that I've seen before include "Contentious" , "Likely to cause disagreement" , "At issue" , "Causing heated debate" , "Tendentious" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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