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Rats mistreated by monarch (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tsar

'monarch' is the definition.
(tsar is a kind of monarch)

'rats mistreated' is the wordplay.
'mistreated' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rats' is an anagram of 'TSAR'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tsar that I've seen before include "Tyrant" , "Star for a Russian emperor" , "Old Russian ruler" , "Autocrat" , "Male monarch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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