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King of the Amalekites is a joke! (4)

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I believe the answer is:

agag

'king of the amalekites' is the definition.
(biblical figure)

'a joke' is the wordplay.
'joke' becomes 'gag' (a gag is a joke or witticism).
'a'+'gag'='AGAG'

'is' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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