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Controlling minister, one punching face (11)

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I believe the answer is:

directorial

'controlling' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'minister one punching face' is the wordplay.
'minister' becomes 'rector' (synonyms).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'punching' indicates putting letters inside (some letters punch a hole in others).
'face' becomes 'dial' (face of a clock).
'rector'+'i'='rectori'
'rectori' going inside 'dial' is 'DIRECTORIAL'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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