Bad leader not overthrown in middle of battle Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TYRANT Bad leader not overthrown in middle of battle (6) The Times Cryptic Feb 8, 2022
3% PERSONALAD Leader overthrown in 1955 and re-elected in 1973 (10) Wall Street Journal Oct 2, 2025
3% ABDOMEN Terribly bad sign in the middle (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
3% EMIR Middle Eastern leader (4) Universal Aug 13, 2025
3% ISRAEL Is tragic king overthrown in Middle Eastern country? (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 4, 2025
2% FOUGHT Battled against (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2025
2% CPLUS Middling grade (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
2% NOSE Middle of the face (4) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
2% WAIST Middle (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
2% WONTSELLIDONT Middle of quote (13) Newsday Oct 10, 2025

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