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Emperor sees a report (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caesar

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'emperor' is the definition.
(title used by Roman emperors)

'a report' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cesar' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'sees' is the link.

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(Other definitions for caesar that I've seen before include "extraction operation" , "Emperor of ancient Rome, like Julius" , "Taking little bites" , "Roman dictator" , "See 2" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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