Surgical delivery of a baby (9)

I believe the answer is:

caesarean

(Other definitions for caesarean that I've seen before include "Roman rule's" , "Arcane sea (anag.); obstetric operation" , "How Macduff arrived" , "covered by emperor" , "Operation for child delivery" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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