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Traitor, defector (8)

Ross

I think it could be either:

renegade

turncoat

I believe this is a double definition.

'traitor' is the first definition.
(I know that turncoat is a type of traitor)

'defector' is the second definition.
(turncoat is a kind of defector)

(Other definitions for turncoat that I've seen before include "One betraying party" , "Deserter to opposition" , "'Renegade, traitor (8)'" , "treacherous as one?" , "Actor nut may be a traitor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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