Funny little Russian, a disarming type (14)

I believe the answer is:

unilateralists

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'funny little russian a disarming type' is the definition.
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'funny little russian a' is the wordplay.
'funny' indicates anagramming the letters.
'little'+'russian'+'a'='littlerussiana'
'littlerussiana' anagrammed gives 'UNILATERALISTS'.

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