One VIP turning up to confront saint (8)

I believe the answer is:

boniface

'saint' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one vip turning up to confront' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'vip' becomes 'nob' (I've seen this in other clues).
'turning up' is a reversal indicator.
'to confront' becomes 'face' ('face' can be a synonym of 'confront').
'i'+'nob'='inob'
'inob' backwards is 'boni'.
'boni'+'face'='BONIFACE'

(Another definition for boniface that I've seen is " saint".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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