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Absolute power missed top arrangement (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

despotism

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'absolute power' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'missed top arrangement' is the wordplay.
'arrangement' indicates anagramming the letters.
'missed'+'top'='missedtop'
'missedtop' is an anagram of 'DESPOTISM'.

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(Other definitions for despotism that I've seen before include "Arbitrary government" , "Tyranny" , "Do miss pet (anag)" , "Cruel rule" , "Autocracy" .)

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