Statesman maybe wanting outright victory (7)
I believe the answer is:
baldwin
'statesman' is the definition.
(I have seen 'British statesman' mean 'baldwin' so perhaps 'statesman' could also mean 'baldwin')
'wanting outright victory' is the wordplay.
'wanting outright' becomes 'bald' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'victory' becomes 'win' (a win is a victory).
'bald'+'win'='BALDWIN'
'maybe' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for baldwin that I've seen before include "Former PM" , "British statesman" , "Medieval monarch - black American writer - British premier" , "British PM three times between WWI and WWII" , "Prime minister" .)