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Execute, as a royal of old

Ross

I believe the answer is:

behead

(Other definitions for behead that I've seen before include "Knock someone's block off?" , "Carry out execution" , "Remove the crown" , "Decapitate" , "Knock one's block off!" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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