What does the cryptic crossword clue "Roman general starts to seem concerned if pressured in opposition (6)" mean?

The definition is "Roman general". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). S (abbreviation="seem") + C (first_letter="concerned") + I (first_letter="if") + P (first_letter="pressured") + I (first_letter="in") + O (abbreviation="opposition") = SCIPIO; definition: "Roman general" The answer is SCIPIO.

Roman general starts to seem concerned if pressured in opposition (6)

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