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Subversive type to use bar, drunk (8)

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I believe the answer is:

saboteur

'subversive type' is the definition.
(saboteurs are subversive people)

'to use bar drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'to'+'use'+'bar'='tousebar'
'tousebar' anagrammed gives 'SABOTEUR'.

(Other definitions for saboteur that I've seen before include "One who wrecks" , "Underminer, wrecker" , "One who disrupts or damages by design" , "One causes damage for political reasons" , "One who deliberately subverts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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