Slave losing it in fight with Roman historian (9)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31263, 22A

22A — Slave losing it in fight with Roman historian (9)SPARTACUS

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Slave' — The definition is the first word — a famous rebel one.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'losing it'
  • Operation
    'losing it' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Roman historian'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'fight' → SPAR
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Roman historian' → TACITUS
  • Assembly
    SPAR + (TACITUS - IT > TACUS) = SPARTACUS

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