Confederate general in double entendre (3)

I believe the answer is:

lee

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'confederate general' is the definition.
(Robert E Lee)

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(Other definitions for lee that I've seen before include "Confederate general" , "Area sheltered from the wind" , "The side that's sheltered from the wind" , "Commander of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War" , "Revolutionary general" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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