A statesman has alleged cruel treatment (7,2,6)

I believe the answer is:

charles de gaulle

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'a statesman' is the definition.
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'has alleged cruel treatment' is the wordplay.
'treatment' is an anagram indicator (letters treated or processed differently).
'has'+'alleged'+'cruel'='hasallegedcruel'
'hasallegedcruel' is an anagram of 'CHARLES DE GAULLE'.

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(Another definition for charles de gaulle that I've seen is " airport".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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