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Utter confusion for US president (5)

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I believe the answer is:

hayes

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'president' is the definition.
(I know that Hayes is a president)

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(Other definitions for hayes that I've seen before include "Location in Middlesex" , "Place in Middlesex" , "part of London" , "Former US President" , "Part of Hillingdon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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