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On strike, rising up and striking (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outstanding

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'striking' is the definition.
(I know that striking can be written as outstanding)

'on strike rising up' is the wordplay.
'on strike' becomes 'out' ('out' can mean out of work on strike).
'rising up' becomes 'standing' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'out'+'standing'='OUTSTANDING'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for outstanding that I've seen before include "brilliant" , "Exceptionally good" , "Great" , "in relief?" , "Very good - not yet resolved" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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