Just the emperor to break links with the States (7)
I believe the answer is:
severus
'just the emperor to break links' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'the states' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'states' could be 'us' (abbreviation for the United States) and 'us' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'sever' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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