An old Empire sofa (7)

I believe the answer is:

ottoman

I believe this is a double definition.

'an old empire' is the first definition.
(Ottoman Empire)

'sofa' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for ottoman that I've seen before include "Type of seat; Turkish" , "showing Middle Eastern influence" , "Armless, padded seat" , "Old empire - sofa" , "Long, low seat - Turkish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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