Former Palestinian leader (6)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">former palestinian leader</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for arafat that I've seen before include "Former PLO leader" , "old statesman" , "Yassir -. former Palestinian leader" , "Yasser -, former Palestinian leader" , "Palestinian leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1994" .)