Is one Shakespearean king brought back a Middle Easterner? (7)
I believe the answer is:
israeli
'a middle easterner?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'is one shakespearean king brought back' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'shakespearean king' becomes 'Lear' (King Lear).
'brought back' is a reversal indicator.
'i'+'lear'='ilear'
'ilear' backwards is 'raeli'.
'is'+'raeli'='ISRAELI'
(Other definitions for israeli that I've seen before include "Citizen of eastern Mediterranean state" , "Ali, rise! (anag) - Middle Easterner" , "from Mediterranean country" , "Citizen of Middle Eastern state" , "Jew, possibly" .)