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'Man-talking' divides revolutionary (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

guy fawkes

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'revolutionary' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'man-talking divides' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'guy' (guy is a kind of man).
'talking' shows a homophone (sound like).
'divides' becomes 'forks' (I've seen this in another clue).
'forks' is a homophone of 'fawkes'.
'guy'+'fawkes'='GUY FAWKES'

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(Other definitions for guy fawkes that I've seen before include "17th-century conspirator" , "Gunpowder Plot hatcher" , "Plotter against James I" , "His effigy is burned on Nov 5 in England" , "His effigy is burned on Nov 5th in England" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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