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Six for Roman ruler or raider (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

viking

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'raider' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Scandinavian raider ' mean 'viking' so perhaps 'raider' could also mean 'viking')

'six for roman ruler' is the wordplay.
'six' becomes 'VI' (Roman numerals).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'roman ruler' becomes 'king' (king is a kind of ruler. I am not sure about the 'roman' bit.).
'vi'+'king'='VIKING'

'or' is the link.

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(Other definitions for viking that I've seen before include "25 28 [MARS LANDER]" , "Ancient Scandinavian adventurer" , "Scandinavian warrior" , "Scandinavian raider" , "One of the early invaders of Ireland" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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