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Rising hero seen with bishop in lively dance (9)

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I believe the answer is:

rebellion

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'rising' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'hero seen with bishop in lively dance' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'hero' could be 'lion' (lion can mean a brave person) and 'lion' is located in the answer.
'bishop' could be 'b' (chess abbreviation) and 'b' is located in the answer.
'dance' could be 'reel' (reel is a kind of dance) and 'reel' is present in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for rebellion that I've seen before include "Defiance" , "Insurgency" , "Revolting" , "insurgence" , "Boxers' movement" .)

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