Authoritarian Adriatic lot thrown out (11)

I believe the answer is:

dictatorial

'authoritarian' is the definition.
(I know that authoritarian can be written as dictatorial)

'adriatic lot thrown out' is the wordplay.
'thrown out' indicates an anagram.
'adriatic'+'lot'='adriaticlot'
'adriaticlot' anagrammed gives 'DICTATORIAL'.

(Other definitions for dictatorial that I've seen before include "tyrannical" , "Autocratic" , "Given to telling others what to do" , "Overbearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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