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Defended by judge, other malcontents causing things to bubble up? (10)

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I believe the answer is:

geothermal

'causing things to bubble up?' is the definition.

'defended by judge other malcontents' is the wordplay.
'defended by' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'GEOTHERMAL' can be found hidden inside 'judge other malcontents'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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