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Riot Act laid out getting autocratic (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dictatorial

'autocratic' is the definition.
('dictatorial' can be a synonym of 'autocratic')

'riot act laid out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'riot'+'act'+'laid'='riotactlaid'
'riotactlaid' with letters rearranged gives 'DICTATORIAL'.

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dictatorial that I've seen before include "Overbearing" , "tyrannical" , "Given to telling others what to do" , "Autocratic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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