Rota includes nine to rise as revolutionary (8)
I believe the answer is:
leninist
'revolutionary' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'rota includes nine to rise' is the wordplay.
'rota' becomes 'list'.
'includes' is an insertion indicator.
'to rise' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'nine' back-to-front is 'enin'.
'list' going around 'enin' is 'LENINIST'.
'as' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for leninist that I've seen before include "Red" , "Type of Marxist" , "left-wing, in a way" , "Revolutionary" , "Bolshevik" .)