4 across
Pay
attention
about
opposing
points,
namely
for
novice
(6)
Pay attention about opposing points, namely for novice (6)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Right, so novice at the end is your definition, a beginner. For the wordplay, "pay attention" gives you NB (that's from nota bene, the old "note well" abbreviation), and that gets wrapped "about" EW — East and West being your opposing compass points — giving NEWB. Then just stick IE on the end, since "namely" is the classic clue-writer's shorthand for that abbreviation, and you've built NEWBIE.