Infamous emperor (4)

I believe the answer is:

nero

'infamous emperor' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for nero that I've seen before include "Roman Emperor, 54-68 AD" , "Roman emperor infamous for his cruelty" , "Emperor, 'burnt' Rome" , "Roman 9" , "He's reputed to have fiddled while Rome burned" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Newsday.com, the New York Times, the Family Time, The Sun, the Newsday, the USA Today and the King Feature Syndicate.

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