Roman orator (6)
I believe the answer is:
cicero
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">roman orator</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Cicero was a Roman politician)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cicero that I've seen before include "Old Roman statesman and orator" , "Statesman from Rome" , "Roman orator, author" , "Roman lawyer" , "One-time consul" .)