French Revolution leader (5)
I believe the answer is:
marat
'french revolution leader' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for marat that I've seen before include "French revolutionary killed in his bath" , "Jean Paul, French revolutionary, murdered in his bath" , "French revolutionary politician" , "murdered radical" , "Charlotte Corday victim" .)