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Rabble-rouser having a go at it, suffering resistance (8)

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I believe the answer is:

agitator

'rabble-rouser' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a go at it suffering resistance' is the wordplay.
'suffering' indicates an anagram.
'resistance' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'go'+'at'+'it'='goatit'
'goatit' with letters rearranged gives 'gitato'.
'a'+'gitato'+'r'='AGITATOR'

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for agitator that I've seen before include "Organiser" , "one causing a stir" , "washing machine" , "A good mixer, maybe" , "cause of trouble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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