People in a long line, perhaps (6)

I believe the answer is:

rulers

(Other definitions for rulers that I've seen before include "Sovereigns and marked sticks" , "Heads of government" , "Sovereigns etc" , "Strips with straight edge to measure" , "they must not be crooked" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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