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He overrules his brothers (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abbot

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'his brothers' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he overrules' is the wordplay.
'he' becomes 'Ab'.
'overrules' becomes 'bot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ab'+'bot'='ABBOT'

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(Other definitions for abbot that I've seen before include "friar" , "Head of group of monks" , "chap who'll be over order?" , "Supervisor of brothers" , "Convent leader, male" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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