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He's not in favour of work with a model (7)

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I believe the answer is:

opposer

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'he's not in favour' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'work with a model' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a model' becomes 'poser' ('poser' can be a synonym of 'model').
'op'+'poser'='OPPOSER'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for opposer that I've seen before include "Second speaker in debate" , "One offering resistance" , "The one against the motion" , "Person against the motion" , "Adversary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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