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Villain desperately tries to embrace rest and relaxation (9)

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I believe the answer is:

terrorist

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

'desperately tries to embrace rest and relaxation' is the wordplay.
'desperately' is an anagram indicator.
'embrace' is an insertion indicator.
'rest and relaxation' becomes 'RR' (R and R is short for rest and relaxation).
'tries'+'to'='triesto'
'triesto' is an anagram of 'teorist'.
'teorist' placed around 'rr' is 'TERRORIST'.

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(Other definitions for terrorist that I've seen before include "Fanatic" , "Hijacker" , "Political fighter" , "One who uses violence as a means to an end" , "Person who uses violence for political purposes, such as member of Al Qaeda" .)

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