Stand-in for monarch (6)

I believe the answer is:

regent

(Other definitions for regent that I've seen before include "Ruler in the absence of a monarch" , "acting chief" , "Governor" , "Acting ruler" , "One acting on behalf of an incapacitated monarch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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