Right-wing MP following a trend (6)

I believe the answer is:

farage

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'right-wing mp' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'following a trend' is the wordplay.
'following' becomes 'f' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'trend' becomes 'rage' (rage is a kind of trend).
'f'+'a'+'rage'='FARAGE'

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