Supplant without due authority (5)

I believe the answer is:

usurp

(Other definitions for usurp that I've seen before include "Take control of without authority" , "Seize, take over" , "Seize wrongfully" , "Seize power without authority" , "Dethrone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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