Decline to show hesitation, becoming vocal patriot? (4-5)
I believe the answer is:
flag-waver
'vocal patriot?' is the definition.
'flag waver' can be an answer for 'patriot?' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'vocal' bit.
'decline to show hesitation' is the wordplay.
'decline' becomes 'flag'.
'to show hesitation' becomes 'waver' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'flag'+'waver'='FLAG-WAVER'
'becoming' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for flag-waver that I've seen before include "Patriotic film or event" , "Extreme patriot" .)