Horatio (6)
I believe the answer is:
nelson
'horatio' is the definition.
(I know that horatio can be written as Nelson)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for nelson that I've seen before include "Horatio - - , naval commander" , "Maritime chief" , "Lady Hamilton's seafaring lover" , "British admiral, d. 1805" , "Admiral (who had the touch)" .)