Cryptic crossword clue
Setter’s shattered umpire’s absolute sovereignty 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word IMPERIUM

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What does IMPERIUM mean?

IMPERIUM noun
  1. Supreme power; dominion.
  2. The right to command the force of the state; sovereignty.

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