"Marauder" content to thank Ken Higgs for an upset (7,4)
I believe the answer is:
genghis khan
'marauder' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'content to thank ken higgs for an upset' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'content' could be 'gen' (gen is a kind of content) and 'gen' is found within the answer.
'an' could be 'i' (Roman numeral for one) and 'i' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for genghis khan that I've seen before include "powerful old ruler" , "Mongol conqueror, said to be right-wing" , "Mongol emperor" , "Empire-builder" , "invader - with 16a" .)