Revolutionary linen manufacturer (5)

I believe the answer is:

lenin

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

'linen manufacturer' is the wordplay.
'linen' anagrams to 'LENIN'.
Though, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for lenin that I've seen before include "Revolutionary man" , "Communist leader" , "First Soviet leader" , "Marxist theoretician" , "Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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