Old king's turbulent son faced sword there (6,3,9)

I believe the answer is:

edward the confessor

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'old king's turbulent son faced sword there' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'turbulent son faced sword there' is the wordplay.
'turbulent' indicates an anagram.
'son'+'faced'+'sword'+'there'='sonfacedswordthere'
'sonfacedswordthere' is an anagram of 'EDWARD THE CONFESSOR'.

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(Another definition for edward the confessor that I've seen is " King of England".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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