European film — one creating controversy... (8)

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polemist

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'one creating controversy' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'european film' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'pole' (Pole is an example).
'film' becomes 'mist' (to film over is to mist or fog over).
'pole'+'mist'='POLEMIST'

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(Other definitions for polemist that I've seen before include "Controversial writer" , "One disputes" , "One argues" , "I argue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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