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Former PM dies: Blair beheaded in riot (8)

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disraeli

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(Other definitions for disraeli that I've seen before include "I lead, sir (anag) - British PM, d. 1881" , "Jane Austen novel" , "C19 Prime Minister" , "The British statesman was an ideal sir" , "Victorian PM" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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