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Celebrity of revolutionary traitors (4)

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I believe the answer is:

star

'celebrity' is the definition.
(a star is a celebrity or famous person)

'revolutionary traitors' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' is a reversal indicator (letters revolve around).
'traitors' becomes 'rats' (rat can mean a traitor).
'rats' reversed gives 'STAR'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for star that I've seen before include "Celebrated performer" , "Outstanding actor" , "virtuoso" , "Public figure" , "Lead actor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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