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Greta led father to become a maker of history (6,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alfred the great

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'a maker of history' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'greta led father to become' is the wordplay.
'to become' is an anagram indicator.
'greta'+'led'+'father'='gretaledfather'
'gretaledfather' with letters rearranged gives 'ALFRED THE GREAT'.

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(Other definitions for alfred the great that I've seen before include "Resistance leader" , "One who was crowned" , "King of Wessex from 871" , "monarch - with 23a" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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