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What MPs do in opposition (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sit

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'what mps do' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'in opposition' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'SIT' is hidden within 'opposition'.

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(Other definitions for sit that I've seen before include "as magistrates do" , "Brood" , "Take a pew, an exam" , "(Of bird) stay on nest" , "Take (an examination)" .)

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