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Judas's men kept under property (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

traitor

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'judas's' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'kept under property' is the wordplay.
'kept' becomes 'or' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'under' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'property' becomes 'trait' (both can mean a quality or feature).
'or' after 'trait' is 'TRAITOR'.

'men' is the link.
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(Other definitions for traitor that I've seen before include "One committing treason" , "defector?" , "Rat riot (anag.)" , "One betraying one's country" , "Backstabber" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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