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Speaking in code, I elected to abet uprising (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

india

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'speaking in code i' is the definition.
'india' can be an answer for 'i' (India is I in the NATO phonetic alphabet). I'm unsure of the 'speaking in code' bit.

'elected to abet uprising' is the wordplay.
'elected' becomes 'in' (in government).
'to abet' becomes 'aid' (I've seen this in another clue).
'uprising' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'aid' backwards is 'dia'.
'in'+'dia'='INDIA'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for india that I've seen before include "vast country" , "Eastern country" , "Second-most populous country" , "Part of Asia" , "[TEST TEAM]" .)

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