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Will Tamara suspect general rule? (7,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

martial law

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'general rule?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'will tamara suspect' is the wordplay.
'suspect' indicates an anagram (a suspicious or unusual spelling).
'will'+'tamara'='willtamara'
'willtamara' is an anagram of 'MARTIAL LAW'.

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(Other definitions for martial law that I've seen before include "Emergency powers" , "way to rule" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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