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Enlist a revolutionary for striking (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

salient

'for striking' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'enlist a revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' indicates an anagram.
'enlist'+'a'='enlista'
'enlista' with letters rearranged gives 'SALIENT'.

(Other definitions for salient that I've seen before include "Entails being most noticeable" , "Noteworthy" , "Prominent, most noticeable" , "defence work" , "Outstanding - it's lean (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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