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Figure the anti-revolutionary is not English (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

latin

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'not english' is the definition.
'Latin' can be an answer for 'english' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'not' bit.

'figure the anti-revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'l' (I've seen this in other clues).
'revolutionary' is an anagram indicator.
'anti' anagrammed gives 'atin'.
'l'+'atin'='LATIN'

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for latin that I've seen before include "demanding subject" , "The language of old Rome" , "a quarter of Parisians" , "Cicero's tongue" , "The language of Virgil" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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