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A makeover for motor racing? Revolutionary! (9)

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firebrand

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'revolutionary' is the definition.
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'a makeover for motor racing?' is the wordplay.
'a makeover' becomes 'rebrand' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'for' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'motor racing?' becomes 'fi' (FI resembles Fr, Formula r).
'rebrand' after 'fi' is 'FIREBRAND'.

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(Other definitions for firebrand that I've seen before include "One who stirs up trouble" , "Agitator" , "Rabble-rouser" , "Energetic person often fomenting trouble" , "Troublemaker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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