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US landowner managed revolutionary rabble to begin with (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rancher

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'us landowner' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'managed revolutionary rabble to begin with' is the wordplay.
'managed' becomes 'ran' (both can mean organised or was in charge of).
'revolutionary' becomes 'Che' (Che Guevara).
'to begin with' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'rabble' is 'r'.
'ran'+'che'+'r'='RANCHER'

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(Other definitions for rancher that I've seen before include "US cattle farmer" , "North American cattle farmer" , "US cattle breeder" , "A cowboy" , "Owner of a large farm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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