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Banner -- I boo Stalin rebelliously holding it (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abolitionist

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'banner' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'i boo stalin rebelliously holding it' is the wordplay.
'rebelliously' is an anagram indicator.
'holding' indicates putting letters inside.
'i'+'boo'+'stalin'='iboostalin'
'iboostalin' with letters rearranged gives 'abolionist'.
'abolionist' going around 'it' is 'ABOLITIONIST'.

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(Other definitions for abolitionist that I've seen before include "Reformer (eg Wilberforce)" , "One against, eg, slavery" , "Anti-slavery campaigner" , "One favouring end of capital punishment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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