Casualty of a 1917 revolution (4)

I believe the answer is:

tsar

(Other definitions for tsar that I've seen before include "Nicholas II was the last" , "Star for a Russian emperor" , "Once-powerful Russian" , "Rats (anag)" , "Russian monarch" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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