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Not for advantage in a way (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

against

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'not for' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'advantage in a way' is the wordplay.
'advantage in' becomes 'again' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'again'+'st'='AGAINST'

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(Other definitions for against that I've seen before include "In conflict with" , "Opposing" , "Abutting" , "Facing" , "In opposition to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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