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Favoured
dictator’s
time
to
give
up
(5)
Favoured dictator’s time to give up (5)
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How the clue works
The definition is Favoured, since if you favour something you lean towards it — so "leant" works as the past tense. The wordplay uses "dictator" as a homophone indicator (one who dictates, i.e. speaks aloud), pointing to "Lent", which is "time to give up" (the Christian season of giving things up). LENT sounds like LEANT, giving us the answer.