Supremo gulped when exposed by another influential autocrat (5)
I believe the answer is:
mogul
'exposed by another influential autocrat' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'supremo gulped' is the wordplay.
'MOGUL' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.
'when' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mogul that I've seen before include "Mr Big?" , "Powerful person, potentate" , "big shot" , "Important person - ski slope bump" , "Very wealthy or powerful business person" .)