Is his command all over? (7)

I believe the answer is:

general

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'is his command all over?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for general that I've seen before include "Enlarge (anag.)" , "High ranking soldier" , "Common - soldier" , "Applying to all or most of a group" , "Rank; normal, usual" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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