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Of Prince, The Revolution say "a fellow with radical style" (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acolytes

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'of prince the revolution' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'a fellow with radical style' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'co' (eg a co-worker is a fellow worker).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'radical' indicates anagramming the letters.
'style' anagrammed gives 'lytes'.
'a'+'co'+'lytes'='ACOLYTES'

'say' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for acolytes that I've seen before include "Assistants or attendants" , "Cosy tale (anag) - followers" , "They assist the clergy in liturgical services" , "They assist priests or ministers in liturgical service" , "They assist priests in services" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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