Executioner (7)
I believe the answer is:
hangman
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">executioner</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(hangman is a kind of executioner)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hangman that I've seen before include "Killer" , "official suspending offenders" , "He suspends" , "Word game - executioner" , "Official executioner" .)