Cryptic crossword clue
Tyrant beheaded Don Adams character in Spielberg film 8

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

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What does MARTINET mean?

MARTINET noun
  1. A strict disciplinarian.
  2. Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.
MARTINET noun
  1. A martin; a swift.

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