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Russian fortress, used as shorthand to mean the Russian government (7)

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I believe the answer is:

kremlin

(Other definitions for kremlin that I've seen before include "Seat of government in Moscow" , "Citadel of a Russian town" , "fortress" , "Moscow citadel" , "Seat of Russia's government" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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