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Pisa can't be rebuilt by leaders (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

captains

'leaders' is the definition.
(captain is a kind of leader)

'pisa can't be rebuilt' is the wordplay.
'be rebuilt' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pisa'+'cant'='pisacant'
'pisacant' with letters rearranged gives 'CAPTAINS'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for captains that I've seen before include "''The tumult and the shouting dies / The ... and the Kings depart'' (Kipling)" , "Officers below major" , "Leads (a team)" , "Commanders of troops" , "Officers, in command of ships say (8)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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