Cleopatras lion (3)

I believe the answer is:

leo

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'lion' is the definition.
('lion' in Latin)

'cleopatras' is the wordplay.
'LEO' is hidden in amongst the letters.
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(Other definitions for leo that I've seen before include "Singer-songwriter Sayer, b. 1949" , "MGM's lion" , "Pope" , "Name taken by 13 popes, the last dying in 1903 aged 93" , "Man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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