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Revolutionary has fun pets (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strops

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This might be a double definition.

'revolutionary has' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'fun pets' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for strops that I've seen before include "Sharpens on leather for sports" , "Sharpens on piece of leather" , "Strips of leather to sharpen razors" , "bits of leather" , "temper tantrums" .)

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