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Featured in revolutionary tale, Kaa and this character? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

akela

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'this character?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'featured in revolutionary tale kaa' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'featured in' indicates a hidden word.
'aleka' is hidden in the letters of 'tale kaa'.
'aleka' in reverse letter order is 'AKELA'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for akela that I've seen before include "Cub Scouts adult leader" , "pack-leader" , "Cub Scout pack leader" , "Jungle Book wolf (Kipling)" , "Adult leading cubs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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