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Party after revolutionary idiot has change of heart at edge of road (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kerbside

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'party after revolutionary idiot has change' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'heart at edge of road' is the wordplay.
'heart' becomes 'side' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'edge of road' becomes 'kerb' (I've seen this before).
'side' after 'kerb' is 'KERBSIDE'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for kerbside that I've seen before include "Part of road by the pavement" , "where solicitors may work" , "Pavement edge" , "Edge of a road" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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