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Ruler accommodating Zulu in estate, perhaps (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

czar

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'ruler' is the definition.
(I know that czar is a type of monarch)

'accommodating zulu in estate perhaps' is the wordplay.
'accommodating zulu' becomes 'z' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.. I am not sure about the 'accommodating' bit.).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'estate perhaps' becomes 'car' (estate is a type of car).
'z' inserted inside 'car' is 'CZAR'.

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(Other definitions for czar that I've seen before include "Despot" , "Pre-1917 Russian ruler" , "person of great power" , "Russian emperor" , "policy coordinator" .)

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