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Opponent's record movement is uncontaminated (10)

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I believe the answer is:

antiseptic

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'uncontaminated' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'opponent's record movement' is the wordplay.
'opponent's' becomes 'anti's' (someone opposed to something).
'record' becomes 'EP' (abbreviation for extended play record).
'movement' becomes 'tic' (an involuntary physical movement).
'antis'+'ep'+'tic'='ANTISEPTIC'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for antiseptic that I've seen before include "Clinical" , "germicide" , "Designed to counteract infection" , "Preventing growth of microorganisms" , "treatment" .)

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