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Norris and I leave out rum for rebels (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

revolutionaries

'rebels' is the definition.

'norris and i leave out rum' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'rum' is an anagram indicator (rum can mean strange or unusual).
'i'+'leave'+'out'='ileaveout'
'norris' put after 'ileaveout' is 'ileaveoutnorris'.
'ileaveoutnorris' with letters rearranged gives 'REVOLUTIONARIES'.

'for' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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