Agitator gets sabre out, unfortunately (8)
I believe the answer is:
saboteur
'agitator' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'sabre out unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' is an anagram indicator (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'sabre'+'out'='sabreout'
'sabreout' with letters rearranged gives 'SABOTEUR'.
'gets' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for saboteur that I've seen before include "One causes damage to subvert" , "Underminer, wrecker" , "One causing deliberate destruction" , "Deliberate destroyer" , "One engaged in malicious disruption" .)