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One had a kind of confrontation (4-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

head-on

'confrontation' is the definition.
(I have seen 'direct confrontation' mean 'head on' so perhaps 'confrontation' could also mean 'head on')

'one had a kind of' is the wordplay.
'a kind of' indicates an anagram.
'one'+'had'='onehad'
'onehad' with letters rearranged gives 'HEAD-ON'.

(Other definitions for head-on that I've seen before include "Of car crash, full frontal" , "In direct confrontation" , "(Of crash) involving the front of vehicle)" , "Frontal, collision say" , "In direct opposition" .)

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