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Rule from base off Bering Sea (5)

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I believe the answer is:

reign

'rule' is the definition.
(reign is a kind of rule)

'from base off bering sea' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (from the letters).
'off' is a deletion indicator.
'bering'+'sea'='beringsea'
'beringsea' with 'base' removed is 'ringe'.
'ringe' with letters rearranged gives 'REIGN'.

(Other definitions for reign that I've seen before include "Govern" , "Rule over in Niger" , "Have sovereign power" , "Time on throne" , "Monarch's period" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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