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It's cold fare for a revolutionary leader (5,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fidel castro

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'it's cold fare' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'revolutionary leader' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' becomes 'Fidel' (Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro).
'leader' becomes 'castro' (I have seen 'Cuban leader' mean 'castro' so perhaps 'leader' could also mean 'castro').
'fidel'+'castro'='FIDEL CASTRO'

'for a' is the link.

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