Tyrant (8)
'tyrant' is the definition.
(I know that tyrant can be written as despot)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for despot that I've seen before include "Autocrat" , "Possibly 4 [CZAR]" , "Cruel and oppressive ruler" , "Gaddafi, say" , "Cruel absolute ruler" .)
'tyrant' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for autocrat that I've seen before include "Actuator (anag) - dictator" , "Dictatorial person" , "Ruler with absolute power" , "One person who has unlimited power" , "who's in charge? Absolutely!" .)
(Other definitions for dictator that I've seen before include "Kind of ruler like Hitler or Franco" , "Tyrant or oppressor" , "one who brooks no opposition" , "Stalin was one, and Mussolini" , "Tyrant like Mussolini or Franco" .)
'tyrant' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tsar that I've seen before include "Formal rulings on Islamic law; was aft (anag.)" , "Rats (anag)" , "Potentate" , "One associated with 26 [KREMLIN]" , "Nicholas II was the last" .)