God may absolve really stupid leaders (4)
I believe the answer is:
mars
'god' is the definition.
(I have seen 'God of war ' mean 'mars' so perhaps 'god' could also mean 'mars')
'may absolve really stupid leaders' is the wordplay.
'leaders' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'may absolve really stupid' is 'MARS'.
(Other definitions for mars that I've seen before include "Red planet and god of war" , "one associated with war" , "Injures - god of war" , "Damages - planet" , "world" .)