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Russian leader before 1917 (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tsar

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">russian leader before 1917</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for tsar that I've seen before include "specific authority" , "A former Russian ruler - rats to him" , "Russian monarch" , "Old leader" , "Tyrant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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