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Zealot to rock around (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bigot

'zealot' is the definition.
(bigot is a kind of zealot)

'to rock around' is the wordplay.
'rock' becomes 'gib' (both are nicknames for Gibraltar).
'around' is a reversal indicator.
'to'+'gib'='togib'
'togib' reversed gives 'BIGOT'.

(Other definitions for bigot that I've seen before include "Dogmatist" , "Intolerant type" , "sectarian" , "One is prejudiced and intolerant" , "Intolerantly prejudiced person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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