Founder of the Ottoman Empire (5)

I believe the answer is:

osman

'founder of the ottoman empire' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for osman that I've seen is " founder of the Ottoman Empire".)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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