"The ___ Strikes Back" Crossword Clue

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"The ___ Strikes Back" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
2. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BACK (noun)
1. a support that you can lean against while sitting
2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
BACK (verb)
1. give support or one’s approval to
2. establish as valid or genuine
BACK (adverb)
1. in or to or toward a past time
2. at or to or toward the back or rear
BACK (adjective)
1. located at or near the back of an animal
2. of an earlier date

Hint 3: Anagram

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EPIMER

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