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One revolutionary can be a pain (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ache

'be a pain' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'a'.
'revolutionary' becomes 'che' (Che Guevara the Marxist revolutionary).
'a'+'che'='ACHE'

'can' is the link.

(Other definitions for ache that I've seen before include "Feel sore" , "strong feeling" , "Nagging pain" , "Similar" , "yearning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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