Russian royal, once (4)

I believe the answer is:

tsar

(Other definitions for tsar that I've seen before include "Eg, Ivan the Terrible" , "Russian leader" , "Rats (anag)" , "Old Russian ruler" , "Supreme authority" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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