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The Clue
Old-time dictator (4 letter answer)
The Answer
CZAR
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Notes
The answer CZAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 160 puzzles.
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Definition
CZAR as a noun:
1. (czar, tsar, tzar) = a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
2. a person having great power