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Fighter happy a riot broken up (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gladiator

'fighter' is the definition.
(gladiator is a kind of fighter)

'happy a riot broken up' is the wordplay.
'happy' becomes 'glad' (similar in meaning).
'broken up' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'riot'='ariot'
'ariot' with letters rearranged gives 'iator'.
'glad'+'iator'='GLADIATOR'

(Other definitions for gladiator that I've seen before include "One scrapped" , "Man appearing in ring" , "Roman arena combatant" , "Circus performer" , "Film" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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