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Reckon fellow, a duke, is a leader in name only (10)

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I believe the answer is:

figurehead

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'a duke is a leader in name only' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'reckon fellow' is the wordplay.
'reckon' becomes 'figure' ('figure' can be a synonym of 'reckon').
'fellow' becomes 'head' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'figure'+'head'='FIGUREHEAD'

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(Other definitions for figurehead that I've seen before include "Front man" , "carved decoration" , "bust from the navy" , "Leader that's powerless" , "Nominal leader; carved bust at prow of ship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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