Authoritarian poet is not exactly in power (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESPOTIC Authoritarian poet is not exactly in power (8) (8)
7% REGIME Authoritarian government (6) USA Today Jan 15, 2026
7% STERN Like an authoritarian (5) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
6% VERBATIM Exactly as said (8) The Times Concise Feb 14, 2026
6% PLUMB Exactly vertical (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 29, 2026
6% ORDER Authoritarian instruction (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
5% OVID "Amores" poet (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 19, 2026
5% FROST Poet Robert (5) Commuter Feb 17, 2026
5% STRONG Powerful (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 11, 2026
5% EEN Poet's dusk (3) New York Times Feb 11, 2026
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