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Tell me explosive is put around Communist leader (4,2,3)

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I believe the answer is:

spit it out

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'tell me' is the definition.
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'explosive is put around communist leader' is the wordplay.
'explosive' indicates anagramming the letters.
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'communist leader' becomes 'tito' (I have seen 'Yugoslav leader ' mean 'tito' so perhaps 'leader' could also mean 'tito'. I am not sure about the 'communist' bit.).
'is'+'put'='isput'
'isput' with letters rearranged gives 'spiut'.
'spiut' going around 'tito' is 'SPIT IT OUT'.

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(Other definitions for spit it out that I've seen before include "Come on, say it quickly - or expectorate" , "Say what one has to say" , "Say it quickly - even expectorate" , "Tell me forthwith!"" , "Come on, say what you think - expectorate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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