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Idriess in command of the Ionians (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ionic

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'of the ionians' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'idriess in command' is the wordplay.
'idriess' becomes 'ion' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in command' becomes 'ic' (military abbreviation).
'ion'+'ic'='IONIC'

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(Other definitions for ionic that I've seen before include "Like some Greek architecture" , "One of five classical orders of architecture" , "ancient order" , "A type of classical Greek column" , "classical Greek design" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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