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Conqueror of Gaul gets a scare, perhaps (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caesar

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'conqueror of gaul' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'a scare perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'scare'='ascare'
'ascare' anagrammed gives 'CAESAR'.

'gets' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for caesar that I've seen before include "Eg, Augustus, Julius" , "He was killed during the Ides of March" , "See 2" , "Top man" , "Roman dictator" .)

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