Former imperialist micromanaging a bit (5)
I believe the answer is:
roman
'former imperialist' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'micromanaging a bit' is the wordplay.
'a bit' says the answer is hidden in the clue (the answer is formed by a bit of the clue).
'ROMAN' is hidden within 'micromanaging'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for roman that I've seen before include "One like Julius Caesar" , "Printing style" , "Norma (anag) -- upright style of print" , "Upright form of type" , "Plain upright type" .)