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Face a revolutionary’s self-assurance (7)

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I believe the answer is:

panache

'self-assurance' is the definition.
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'face a revolutionary's' is the wordplay.
'face' becomes 'pan' (I've seen this in other clues).
'revolutionary' becomes 'che' (Che Guevara the Marxist revolutionary).
'pan'+'a'+'che'='PANACHE'

(Other definitions for panache that I've seen before include "A dashing manner" , "Great style" , "Style, elan" , "Flamboyant confidence" , "'Dash, flair (7)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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