Authoritarian leader and invader of privacy (3,7)

I believe the answer is:

big brother

(Other definitions for big brother that I've seen before include "Personification of a totalitarian state" , "He was watching you (Orwell)" , "TV show - dictatorial leader" , "TV programme" , "1984's totalitarian controller -- TV reality show" .)

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

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