Crossword Genius

Revolutionary addressing African dictator of little brain (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idiot

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'little brain' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'revolutionary addressing african dictator' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (letters revolve around).
'addressing' becomes 'to' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'african dictator' becomes 'Idi' (Ugandan dictator Idi Amin).
'to'+'idi'='toidi'
'toidi' backwards is 'IDIOT'.

'of' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for idiot that I've seen before include "Ass, nincompoop" , "Silly ass" , "Dunce" , "Goose" , "Dipstick" .)

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app