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Unfortunate target - rebel organisation (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

regrettable

'unfortunate' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'target rebel organisation' is the wordplay.
'organisation' indicates anagramming the letters.
'target'+'rebel'='targetrebel'
'targetrebel' is an anagram of 'REGRETTABLE'.

(Other definitions for regrettable that I've seen before include "Undesirable" , "ill-advised" , "Unfortunate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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