The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MISRULE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MISRULE
- One's right to get cross about bad governance
- Cross about one’s king’s bad government
- Smile in confusion about sport and poor governance
- Without Ray’s lead or the backing of Matta and Mesens, Surrealism would have fallen into disorder
- Chaos as animal is getting right inside
- Inept government is run with an ass dominating
- One senior blocking obstinate person’s bad government
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The straight part
We know that "poor governance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case poor governance = misrule.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.
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What does MISRULE mean?
MISRULE noun- The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy.
- Misgovernment; bad or unjust government.
- Of a trial judge, to make a bad decision in court.
- To rule badly; to misgovern.