Stateswoman metal ruler has caught square in rear (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
golda meir
'caught square in rear' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'stateswoman metal ruler' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'metal' could be 'gold' (gold is a kind of metal) and 'gold' is found in the answer.
'ruler' could be 'r' (r is abbreviation for rex) and 'r' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'has' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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