Seize power from (5)

I believe the answer is:

usurp

(Other definitions for usurp that I've seen before include "Oust" , "Take (power etc) illegally" , "Assume by force" , "Take possession of, illegally" , "Depose illegally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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