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With which to sweep riotous mobs out of the way? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

besom

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'with which to sweep' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'riotous mobs out of the way?' is the wordplay.
'riotous' indicates anagramming the letters.
'out of' indicates putting letters inside (some letters on the outside of others).
'the way?' becomes 'e' (Compass direction - East).
'mobs' is an anagram of 'bsom'.
'bsom' enclosing 'e' is 'BESOM'.

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(Other definitions for besom that I've seen before include "Rustic broom" , "sweeper" , "Lazy woman" , "Sweeping item" , "Twig-broom" .)

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