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Power behind throne dislocated in emergencies (8,5)

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I believe the answer is:

eminence grise

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'power behind throne' is the definition.
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'dislocated in emergencies' is the wordplay.
'dislocated' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'emergencies'='inemergencies'
'inemergencies' with letters rearranged gives 'EMINENCE GRISE'.

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(Other definitions for eminence grise that I've seen before include "One exercising power in the background" , "Power behind the throne" .)

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