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Feisty last couple managed city autocracy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tyranny

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'autocracy' is the definition.
(I know that tyranny is a type of autocracy)

'feisty last couple managed city' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'last' could be 't' (I've seen this in other clues) and 't' is present in the answer.
'managed' could be 'ran' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'ran' is found within the answer.
'city' could be 'ny' (short for New York) and 'ny' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'y' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tyranny that I've seen before include "Oppression" , "Dictatorship" , "Cruel government" , "Cruel and oppressive rule" , "Cruel rulers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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