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Government takeover (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coup

'government takeover' is the definition.
(as in a coup d'etat)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for coup that I've seen before include "clever stratagem" , "Hostile takeover" , "Clever and succesful strategem" , "Successful exploit or action" , "Putsch" .)

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