King, e.g. (7)

I believe the answer is:

monarch

(Other definitions for monarch that I've seen before include "Butterfly (emperor, say?)" , "Not a subject" , "King or butterfly" , "one over realm?" , "Eg, king, queen, emperor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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