The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MAOIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MAOIST
- Carelessly omits a Chinese revolutionary
- Tearful, arresting a revolutionary
- 18D flyer perhaps circling over area in fog
- Damp home for China’s last chairman’s supporter?
- A boring wet lefty
- Tom is a potential supporter of the chairman!
- Red film screens all orange, initially
- ‘Wet’ encompasses a person with left-wing tendencies
- Convert to aims of a revolutionary leader
- Red version of Taoism
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "of a revolutionary leader" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case of a revolutionary leader = maoist.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.