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Revolutionary fellow who stirs things up? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chef

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'revolutionary fellow who stirs things up?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'revolutionary fellow' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' becomes 'Che' (Che Guevara the Marxist revolutionary).
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'che'+'f'='CHEF'

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(Other definitions for chef that I've seen before include "who has a set of knives?" , "Principal cook" , "Originator of courses" , "Hotel cook" , "Cooker?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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