Capital person settled in manor (5)

I believe the answer is:

roman

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'capital' is the definition.
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'person settled in manor' is the wordplay.
'manor' anagrams to 'ROMAN'.
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(Other definitions for roman that I've seen before include "French story" , "of foreign city" , "Does this citizen live in a manor?" , "Norma (anag) -- upright style of print" , "Style of upright type" .)

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