Statesman taking one letter with the next two (6)
I believe the answer is:
gandhi
'statesman' is the definition.
(Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948)
'one letter with the next two' is the wordplay.
'one letter' becomes 'g'.
'with' becomes 'and'.
'the next two' becomes 'hi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'g'+'and'+'hi'='GANDHI'
'taking' is the link.
(Other definitions for gandhi that I've seen before include "Peacemaker" , "Peaceful protester" , "Indian political dynasty" , "film epic" , "Leader of Indian independence movement" .)