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Famous Zulu war chant that soldier's leader starts (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shaka

'famous zulu' is the definition.

'war chant that soldier's leader starts' is the wordplay.
'war chant' becomes 'haka' (Maori war dance made famous by NZ rugby team).
'that soldier's leader' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'starts' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'haka' after 's' is 'SHAKA'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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