Strange sovereign of Niger does it (5)

I believe the answer is:

reign

(Other definitions for reign that I've seen before include "Occupy the throne" , "Prevail" , "Period of monarch" , "Monarch's time in the job" , "Wield the sceptre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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