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Moving article about posh woman instrumental in Rome's transition from a monarchy to a republic (8)

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I believe the answer is:

lucretia

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'woman instrumental in rome's transition from a monarchy to a republic' is the definition.
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'moving article about posh' is the wordplay.
'moving' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'posh' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for upper-class - opposite to non-u).
'article' with letters rearranged gives 'lcretia'.
'lcretia' enclosing 'u' is 'LUCRETIA'.

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(Other definitions for lucretia that I've seen before include "The Rape of - (Benjamin Britten)" , "Woman in Roman legend" , "raped girl" , "rape victim" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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