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Shakespearean king (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lear

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">shakespearean king</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(King Lear)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for lear that I've seen before include "Tragic king in play" , "troubled king" , "Tragic Shakespearian king" , "British king in play" , "Shakespeare's tragic king (4)" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Newsday, The Times, The Sun, The Telegraph, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times and the Universal.
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