The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MIKADO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MIKADO
- Really angry about one king initially overlooking Japanese emperor
- First of Iraqi kings locked up by crazy old emperor
- Emperor king gets in amid dodgy circle
- Fuss after Kipling’s work is turned into opera
- Note king having trouble with emperor
- Man in kimono and decorative obi initially?
- Extract from pagoda kimono taken back for Japanese VIP
- Japanese emperor's sacred chant in retreat interrupted by an Islamic judge's rising ego
- Japanese emperor married on a weekend, held a party
- After vacation, Malawi king has a party for old Japanese chief
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "emperor" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case emperor = mikado.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does MIKADO mean?
MIKADO noun- (history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
- Any emperor of Japan
- A game of skill, in which identically shaped (but differently colored and valued) wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining stack
- A fabric having a stiff twill weave