French military and political leader (8)

I believe the answer is:

napoleon

(Other definitions for napoleon that I've seen before include "leader in France, once" , "no longer tender" , "Head pig on Animal Farm" , "Ex-dictator" , "dictator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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