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Wild pursuers of royal dreams? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

usurpers

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'royal dreams?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'wild pursuers' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'pursuers' anagrammed gives 'USURPERS'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for usurpers that I've seen before include "Pursuers of wrongful occupiers" , "They seize control from others" , "Pursuers who take power wrongfully" , "Pursuers taking power wrongfully" , "Pursuers of those who wrongfully take positions of others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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