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Sort out getting revolutionary flashlights (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

torches

'flashlights' is the definition.
('torch' can be a synonym of 'flashlight')

'sort out getting revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'getting' indicates putting letters inside.
'revolutionary' becomes 'che' (Che Guevara the Marxist revolutionary).
'sort' anagrammed gives 'tors'.
'tors' placed around 'che' is 'TORCHES'.

(Other definitions for torches that I've seen before include "Portable lights or lamps" , "Flashlights" , "Sets alight" , "Hand-held lights" , "Sets on fire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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