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Comic revises gag to be belligerent (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aggressive

'be belligerent' is the definition.
('aggressive' can be a synonym of 'belligerent')

'comic revises gag' is the wordplay.
'comic' is an anagram indicator.
'revises'+'gag'='revisesgag'
'revisesgag' anagrammed gives 'AGGRESSIVE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for aggressive that I've seen before include "Belligerent" , "Forceful" , "Combative - pushing" , "Showing anger" , "Rudely hostile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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