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Breakaway (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

secessionist

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">breakaway</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for secessionist that I've seen before include "One breaking away from a federation" , "SNP type?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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