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Users rip off revelation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

surprise

'revelation' is the definition.
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'users rip off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'users'+'rip'='usersrip'
'usersrip' anagrammed gives 'SURPRISE'.

(Other definitions for surprise that I've seen before include "Unexpected occurrence" , "Unexpected or astonishing event" , "is not what's expected" , "Shock" , "Bombshell" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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