Luke or Leia, for example (5)

I believe the answer is:

rebel

(Other definitions for rebel that I've seen before include "One rising in opposition" , "One resisting authority" , "Mutineer or dissenter" , "Rise up against authority" , "Oppose authority" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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