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In march, a revolutionary leader like Mao? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chairman

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'mao?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in march a revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'march'+'a'='inmarcha'
'inmarcha' is an anagram of 'CHAIRMAN'.

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(Other definitions for chairman that I've seen before include "He presides at a meeting" , "Presiding male at meetings" , "Sedentary male of a committee" , "Officer who presides at meetings" , "One in charge of a meeting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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