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Related to a benevolent revolutionary (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kindred

'related' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'benevolent revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'benevolent' becomes 'kind' (similar in meaning).
'revolutionary' becomes 'red' (informal term for communist).
'kind'+'red'='KINDRED'

'to a' is the link.

(Other definitions for kindred that I've seen before include "Relationship by blood" , "Closely related" , "Related (people)" , "Similarity in character" , "Related; similar in kind" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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