Kuwaiti ruler (4)
I believe the answer is:
emir
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">kuwaiti ruler</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for emir that I've seen before include "Muslim ruler stuck in mire" , "Arab prince" , "Eastern ruler in mire" , "Middle-Eastern ruler" , "Arabic ruler" .)