Elizabethan explorer (7)

I believe the answer is:

raleigh

'elizabethan explorer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for raleigh that I've seen before include "Elizabethan explorer" , "Tudor explorer" , "English explorer" , "navigator and author" , "Courtier favourite of Elizabeth I" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Sun.

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