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Like a rabble stirred or exploited? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

roused

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'like a rabble' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'stirred or exploited?' is the wordplay.
'stirred' indicates anagramming the letters.
'exploited?' becomes 'used' (synonyms).
'or' with letters rearranged gives 'ro'.
'ro'+'used'='ROUSED'

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(Other definitions for roused that I've seen before include "Soured (anag.)" , "Woken up or angered" , "Stimulated" , "Made to waken or to become excited" , "Woken up or moved to action" .)

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