Allotting term to an overthrown imperial dynasty (6)

I believe the answer is:

naming

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'allotting term to' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'an overthrown imperial dynasty' is the wordplay.
'overthrown' says the letters should be written backwards.
'imperial dynasty' becomes 'ming' (Ming dynasty of China. I am not sure about the 'imperial' bit.).
'an' backwards is 'na'.
'na'+'ming'='NAMING'

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(Other definitions for naming that I've seen before include "Christening" , "Allotting term to" , "Titling" , "Identifying; mentioning" , "Identifying, citing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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