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According to Voltaire the wife makes the rules (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

law

'the rules' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'according to voltaire the wife' is the wordplay.
'according to voltaire the' becomes 'la' ('the' in French - Voltaire was French).
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'la'+'w'='LAW'

'makes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for law that I've seen before include "Rule of conduct" , "Collection of rules for a society" , "Act" , "Commandment" , "Legislation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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