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Evict a mob in a riot, being antagonistic? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

combative

'antagonistic?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'evict a mob in a riot' is the wordplay.
'in a riot' is an anagram indicator.
'evict'+'a'+'mob'='evictamob'
'evictamob' anagrammed gives 'COMBATIVE'.

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for combative that I've seen before include "Pugnacious" , "Eager to fight, aggressive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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