Political leader (9)
I believe the answer is:
statesman
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">political leader</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(statesman is a kind of political leader)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for statesman that I've seen before include "Leading politician" , "Experienced politician" , "Political leader" , "Government minister" , "Distinguished politician" .)