Calculated use of violence against civilians in order to achieve some goal (9)
I believe the answer is:
terrorism
(Other definitions for terrorism that I've seen before include "Action of revolutionaries" , "Unauthorised violence for political ends" .)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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