France's revolutionary leader (11)

I believe the answer is:

robespierre

(Other definitions for robespierre that I've seen before include "leading figure in French history" , "French revolutionary who was guillotined" , "Revolutionary leader" , "French Jacobin leader, guillotined in 1794" , "old revolutionary" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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