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Criticise a revolutionary for grand manner (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

panache

'grand manner' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'criticise a revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'criticise' becomes 'pan' (informal term meaning to criticise heavily).
'revolutionary' becomes 'che' (Che Guevara the Marxist revolutionary).
'pan'+'a'+'che'='PANACHE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for panache that I've seen before include "Flamboyant confidence" , "stylish carriage" , "Flamboyant self-assurance" , "A confident stylish manner" , "Sense of style, swagger" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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