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Resistance worker had gin cocktail (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gandhi

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'resistance worker' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'had gin cocktail' is the wordplay.
'cocktail' indicates an anagram.
'had'+'gin'='hadgin'
'hadgin' with letters rearranged gives 'GANDHI'.

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(Other definitions for gandhi that I've seen before include "popular leader" , "Indian spinner" , "Follower of one side in the Wars of the Roses" , "Leader who preached non-violence" , "Pacifist Indian leader" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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