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A lot of you'll bond after revolution - if it's like this? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unbloody

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'it's like this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'a lot of you'll bond after revolution' is the wordplay.
'a lot of' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'revolution' indicates an anagram.
'youll' with its final letter removed is 'youl'.
'youl'+'bond'='youlbond'
'youlbond' is an anagram of 'UNBLOODY'.

'if' is the link.

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