Cryptic crossword clue
Autocratic rule from Somalis, but revolutionary 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ABSOLUTISM

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The straight part
We know that "Autocratic rule" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case autocratic rule = absolutism.
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What does ABSOLUTISM mean?

ABSOLUTISM noun
  1. Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
  2. The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
  3. Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
  4. Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
  5. The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.

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