Like extreme radical — maybe had biggest estate at death? (8)

I believe the answer is:

leftmost

'like extreme radical' is the definition.
(the most leftwing)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Another definition for leftmost that I've seen is " Like first character in line".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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