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Forceful Republican enters in fall (7)

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I believe the answer is:

driving

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'forceful' is the definition.
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'republican enters in fall' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'republican' could be 'r' (abbreviation) and 'r' is found in the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for driving that I've seen before include "Urging along" , "activity on the golf course" , "Pressing forward - in a car" , "In charge of a motor vehicle" , "Controlling; motoring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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