The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OBVERSE
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More clues leading to the result OBVERSE
- Heads round front of battle lines
- Mostly manage to retain British monarch's head here
- Heads up to see the other side of the coin
- Front of brochure primarily poet’s work
- Poetry by leaders in benefits office turned heads
- Heads round Britain, gaining victory over Irish
- Change ‘observe’ into the opposite
- Penny’s face maybe when old boy introduces poetry
- Head presents alumnus with some poetry
- Old British rhyme written on this side of coin?
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The straight part
We know that "The opposite" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the opposite = obverse.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OBVERSE mean?
OBVERSE noun- The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.
- A proposition obtained by obversion, e.g. All men are mortal => No man is immortal.
- Turned or facing toward the observer.
- Corresponding; complementary.
- Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.