Historic figure from the Orient (6)

I believe the answer is:

ireton

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'historic figure' is the definition.
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'from the orient' is the wordplay.
'from' is an anagram indicator (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'orient' is an anagram of 'IRETON'.

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(Another definition for ireton that I've seen is " General".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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