Obviously no friend of the soil (7)

I believe the answer is:

hostile

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'obviously no friend of the soil' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'of the soil' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates an anagram (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'the'+'soil'='thesoil'
'thesoil' anagrammed gives 'HOSTILE'.

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(Other definitions for hostile that I've seen before include "harsh" , "Showing angry opposition" , "Aggressive" , "Bellicose" , "Antagonistic" .)

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

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