Regulator for maintaining uniform speed in an engine (8)

I believe the answer is:

governor

(Other definitions for governor that I've seen before include "School official" , "Head of each state in the USA" , "employer" , "person put in charge" , "Regulator; father" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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