Revolt by male leaving relative small following (6)
I believe the answer is:
mutiny
'revolt' is the definition.
(mutiny is a kind of revolt)
'male leaving relative small following' is the wordplay.
'male leaving relative' becomes 'mu' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'small' becomes 'tiny' ('tiny' can be similar in meaning to 'small').
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'mu'+'tiny'='MUTINY'
'by' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mutiny that I've seen before include "Military rebellion" , "Open rebellion by sailors or soldiers" , "Open rebellion against constituted authority" , "Insurrection" , "Rebellion as on Bligh's Bounty" .)