Charles takes the throne, dismissing leader of traditional framework (7)
I believe the answer is:
chassis
'framework' is the definition.
(chassis is a kind of framework)
'charles takes the throne' is the wordplay.
'charles' becomes 'chas' (shortened form).
'takes the throne' becomes 'sis' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'chas'+'sis'='CHASSIS'
'dismissing leader of traditional' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chassis that I've seen before include "Vehicle's base frame" , "Vehicle's structural frame" , "sash" , "Framework of motor vehicle" , "Body frame" .)