The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DIEHARD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DIEHARD
- Reactionary assembly, grim for its time
- Dad with heir surprisingly resistant to change
- One to resist change as Hera did somehow
- Peter out with tough conservative
- Archconservative who may have a difficult end?
- Rebellious man in attack around Germany, fanatic
- Stop challenging traditionalist
- Reactionary spotted object beside a road behind hospital
- Very determined defense I heard collapsed
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The straight part
We know that "resistant to change" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case resistant to change = diehard.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DIEHARD mean?
DIEHARD noun- A person with such an attitude.
- Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
- Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
- Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.