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Case of inhabitant wanting new leader (6)

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dative

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'case' is the definition.
(the dative case in grammar)

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(Other definitions for dative that I've seen before include "Grammatical case" , "'To' case (grammar)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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