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Hawk in range, worm agitated (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

warmonger

'hawk' is the definition.
(hawk can mean someone urging military action)

'range worm agitated' is the wordplay.
'agitated' is an anagram indicator.
'range'+'worm'='rangeworm'
'rangeworm' is an anagram of 'WARMONGER'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for warmonger that I've seen before include "Bellicose person" , "Aggressor" , "Belligerent person" , "Jingoist" , "Hitler, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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