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Points to oppose in the meeting (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

encounter

'the meeting' is the definition.
('encounter' can be a synonym of 'meeting')

'points to oppose' is the wordplay.
'points' becomes 'en'.
'to oppose' becomes 'counter' (I've seen this before).
'en'+'counter'='ENCOUNTER'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for encounter that I've seen before include "Meet; confrontation" , "Meet, come across" , "Come upon, meet" , "fight" , "tackle" .)

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