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A politician in socialist hue rushed around violently (6)

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I believe the answer is:

ramped

'rushed around violently' is the definition.
(ramp can mean to rush around)

'a politician in socialist hue' is the wordplay.
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'socialist hue' becomes 'red' (communism is associated with the colour red).
'a'+'mp'='amp'
'amp' going within 'red' is 'RAMPED'.

(Another definition for ramped that I've seen is " Built with a slope".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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