Shelter a US general (3)

I believe the answer is:

lee

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'shelter' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'a us general' is the second definition.

(Other definitions for lee that I've seen before include "The sheltered side of something" , "Revolutionary general" , "Commander of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War" , "Confederate general" , "Cork river" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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