Old man's expression of contempt for foreign dignitary (5)
I believe the answer is:
pasha
'foreign dignitary' is the definition.
'pasha' can be an answer for 'dignitary' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'foreign' bit.
'old man's expression of contempt' is the wordplay.
'old man's' becomes 'pa's' (both can mean someone's father).
'expression of contempt' becomes 'ha' (ha may be said scornfully or with contempt).
'pas'+'ha'='PASHA'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pasha that I've seen before include "Ottoman governor" , "foreign officer" , "Former provincial governor in Egypt" , "Civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt" , "High-ranking Turkish officer" .)