The issue of inciting The Rising without a leader (7)

I believe the answer is:

edition

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'the issue' is the definition.
(edition is a kind of issue)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for edition that I've seen before include "Issue of a book" , "Particular version of a published text" , "Volume" , "Number of copies printed at one time" , "Copy - I tied on (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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