Potentate (4)

I believe the answer is:

czar

'potentate' is the definition.
(czar is a kind of potentate)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for czar that I've seen before include "policy coordinator" , "Russian emperor" , "person of great power" , "Despot" , "Pre-1917 Russian ruler" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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