What does the cryptic crossword clue "Bother to hide business leader’s confrontation (4-3)" mean?

The definition is "confrontation". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). CEO (synonym="abbrev. for “chief executive officer”, a business leader/head of company") in FAFF (synonym="bother/fuss") = FACEOFF The answer is FACEOFF.

Bother to hide business leader’s confrontation (4-3)

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