Article about Rome uncovered by a country pamphleteer (6,5)

I believe the answer is:

thomas paine

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'pamphleteer' is the definition.
(I know that Thomas Paine is a pamphleteer)

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(Another definition for thomas paine that I've seen is " Revolutionary".)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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