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Revolutionary claims about compounds (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chemicals

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'compounds' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both substances as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'revolutionary claims about' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' becomes 'Che' (Che Guevara).
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'claims' anagrammed gives 'micals'.
'che'+'micals'='CHEMICALS'

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(Other definitions for chemicals that I've seen before include "compounds?" , "Fertilizers and weed killer, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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