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Revolutionary urge with several revolting (8)

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I believe the answer is:

gruesome

'revolting' is the definition.
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'revolutionary urge with several' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'several' becomes 'some' (similar in meaning).
'urge' with letters rearranged gives 'grue'.
'grue'+'some'='GRUESOME'

(Other definitions for gruesome that I've seen before include "'Ghastly, grisly (8)'" , "Causing horror or repulsion" , "'Grisly, macabre (8)'" , "Go, resume being revolting or gruesome" , "Repulsive, horrid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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