The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CZAR
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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R
More clues leading to the result CZAR
- Vehicle contains ultimate glitz for Russian leader
- Order rent to go up, central element for ruler
- Ruler turned crazy, but not quite
- The last character to be chauffeured, like Julius in St. Petersburg?
- Breakdown service rejected enrolling Zulu despot
- Drivers return to collect final character for Bulgarian leader
- Vehicle carrying unknown ruler
- In chic zari there comes the powerful man...
- Type of security, carried in vehicle, for ruler
- Monarch's class of security in vehicle
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The straight part
We know that "like Julius in St. Petersburg" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like julius in st. petersburg = czar.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 CZAR mean?
CZAR noun- An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area.
- An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.
- A person with great power; an autocrat.