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Victor’s opposition to new roles (5)

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I believe the answer is:

loser

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'victor's opposition' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'new roles' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'roles' with letters rearranged gives 'LOSER'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for loser that I've seen before include "Winner's opponent" , "One not winning" , "Defeated person" , "Unsuccessful person" , "Flop" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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