Republic leader (9)

I believe the answer is:

president

(Other definitions for president that I've seen before include "Country's leader" , "Top person" , "top man" , "Cleveland?" , "The chief executive of a republic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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