The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SEDITION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SEDITION
- Second volume is something revolutionary
- Introduction of sensitive issue brings revolt
- Boy about to correct one's disloyalty
- Rabble-rousing second issue
- Society publication is revolting
- Speech intended to promote disorder found in suffragette’s first book
- Primarily serious issue, subversion
- Rabble-rousing leader in Spanish newspaper
- Encouraging rebellion ending in contentious issue
- ‘Sun’ issue creating agitation
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The straight part
We know that "Subversive activity" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case subversive activity = sedition.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SEDITION mean?
SEDITION noun- Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
- Insurrection or rebellion.