Old Jute settler, English in his time (7)
I believe the answer is:
hengist
'old jute settler' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'english in his time' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'eng'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'eng' put into 'his' is 'hengis'.
'hengis'+'t'='HENGIST'
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(Another definition for hengist that I've seen is " Who invaded".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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