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Withstand, oppose (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resist

I believe this is a double definition.

'withstand' is the first definition.
(I know that withstand is a more specific form of the action resist)

'oppose' is the second definition.
(resisting is a kind of opposing)

(Other definitions for resist that I've seen before include "Don't give in" , "turn down" , "Take stand against, oppose" , "Put up fight, oppose forcefully" , "Put up opposition to sister" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Irish Times.
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