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Rioter gets run in in a riot (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

insurgent

'rioter' is the definition.
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'gets run in in a riot' is the wordplay.
'in a riot' indicates anagramming the letters.
'gets'+'run'+'in'='getsrunin'
'getsrunin' anagrammed gives 'INSURGENT'.

(Other definitions for insurgent that I've seen before include "rising" , "Rebel, revolutionary" , "Revolting" , "freedom fighter" , "Unresting like a rebel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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