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Purported leader of Oceania in a 1949 dystopian novel (3,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

big brother

(Other definitions for big brother that I've seen before include "Orwell's head of state in "Nineteen Eighty-four"" , "He was watching you (Orwell)" , "oppressor, for Winston" , "dictatorial controller" , "Orwellian dictator - TV show" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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