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Restrain revolutionary in ranks (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiered

'in ranks' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'restrain revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'restrain' becomes 'tie' (tying is a kind of restraining).
'revolutionary' becomes 'red'.
'tie'+'red'='TIERED'

(Other definitions for tiered that I've seen before include "Like some wedding cakes" , "Arranged in layers like big cake" , "Laid out in layers, like wedding cake" , "Constructed in layers, like wedding cake" , "Cunstructed in layers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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