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Terrible name for a tsar (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ivan

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'terrible name' is the first definition.
(ref to Ivan the Terrible)

'for a tsar' is the second definition.
(name of several Russian tsars)

(Other definitions for ivan that I've seen before include "Russian boy's name" , "First tsar of Russia" , "A Russian emperor, quite Terrible" , "Vain (anag) - Tsar of Russia" , "... the Terrible, 16th-century ruler of Russia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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