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Might amaze a lot of them, imprisoning uncompromising militant (6)

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I believe the answer is:

zealot

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'militant' is the definition.
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'might amaze a lot of them imprisoning uncompromising' is the wordplay.
'ZEALOT' is hidden within the letters.
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(Other definitions for zealot that I've seen before include "Fervent, perhaps militant, proponent" , "A fanatic or obsessed follower" , "A fanatic or over-enthusiastic person" , "Person full of enthusiasm, a fanatic" , "Fanatical believer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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