Executioner (7)

I believe the answer is:

hangman

'executioner' is the definition.
(hangman is a kind of executioner)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for hangman that I've seen before include "Killer" , "official suspending offenders" , "He suspends" , "Word game - executioner" , "Official executioner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

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