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Ha-ha! A wit convulsed native American leader (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hiawatha

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'native american leader' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'ha-ha a wit convulsed' is the wordplay.
'convulsed' is an anagram indicator (letters convulse or shake).
'ha'+'ha'+'a'+'wit'='hahaawit'
'hahaawit' with letters rearranged gives 'HIAWATHA'.

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(Other definitions for hiawatha that I've seen before include "Red Indian hero of Longfellow's poem" , "choice of subject for Longfellow" , "Indian hero of Longfellow's epic poem" , "H. W. Longfellow hero" , "Indian hero of Longfellow's poem 'The Song of ... '" .)

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