Cryptic crossword clue
Zambia’s leader in limo? He commands utter power 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TELL

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The straight part
We know that "He commands utter power" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case he commands utter power = tell.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TELL mean?

TELL noun
  1. A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.
  2. That which is told; a tale or account.
  3. A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
TELL verb
  1. (archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate.
  2. To narrate.
  3. To convey by speech; to say.
  4. To instruct or inform.
  5. To order; to direct, to say to someone.
  6. To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
  7. To reveal.
  8. To be revealed.
  9. To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.
  10. To use (beads or similar objects) as an aid to prayer.
  11. To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.
  12. (authorship) To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement -- contrasted with show
TELL noun
  1. A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.

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