Emperor announced what guards should do to escaping woman? Crossword Clue

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Emperor announced what guards should do to escaping woman? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
2. United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ANNOUNCED (adjective)
1. declared publicly; made widely known
EMPEROR (noun)
1. large richly colored butterfly
2. large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings

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