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TF provides a correct way for this:

tfpose1.inverseTimes(tfpose2)

This is the transformation from pose1 to pose2 or "pose2 - pose1" (with the '-' not being a real minus, but the correct operator). The resulting pose will have a transformation and orientation that is the difference of the two poses.

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