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Bath accessory smuggled in through a foolhardy insurgent (6)

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I believe the answer is:

loofah

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'bath accessory smuggled in' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'through a foolhardy insurgent' is the wordplay.
'LOOFAH' is hidden backwards within the letters.
But, I'm unsure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for loofah that I've seen before include "Halo of the washing sponge?" , "Vegetable bath sponge" , "Dried part of plant used as a bath sponge" , "Dried pod commonly used as bathroom sponge" , "Fibre used as a back-scrub" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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