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Revolutionary listened to records (4)

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I believe the answer is:

marx

'revolutionary' is the definition.
(Karl Marx)

'listened to records' is the wordplay.
'listened to' shows a homophone (sound like).
'records' becomes 'marks' (marking is a kind of recording).
'marks' is a homophone of 'MARX'.

(Other definitions for marx that I've seen before include "Karl, top communist" , "Communist hero" , "Communist founder" , "Karl -, (Das Kapital)" , "Second part of 20" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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