India's first prime minister (5)
I believe the answer is:
nehru
'india's first prime minister' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for nehru that I've seen before include "First Indian prime minister, 1947-64" , "Indian prime minister, father of Indira Gandhi" , "India's first PM, d.1964" , "First Indian president" , "Indian statesman" .)