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V & A acquires original piece of Tiffany (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

against

'v' is the definition.
(v means versus in sports fixtures)

'a acquires original piece of tiffany' is the wordplay.
'acquires' becomes 'gains' (gaining is a kind of acquiring).
'original piece of' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'tiffany' is 't'.
'a'+'gains'+'t'='AGAINST'

(Other definitions for against that I've seen before include "Placed in direct contact with" , "Opposing" , "In conflict with" , "Not supporting" , "Opposite to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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