English figurehead scrapped segregation (5,6)

I believe the answer is:

saint george

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'english figurehead' is the definition.
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'scrapped segregation' is the wordplay.
'scrapped' is an anagram indicator.
'segregation' anagrammed gives 'SAINT GEORGE'.

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(Other definitions for saint george that I've seen before include "Henry's patron" , "Patron of several countries including England and Ethiopia" , "Martyr" , "Dragon slayer" , "Legendary dragon-slayer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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