Laurent perhaps sitting on fence (7)

I believe the answer is:

neutral

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'sitting on fence' is the definition.
'neutral' can be an answer for 'fence' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'sitting on' bit.

'laurent perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'laurent' is an anagram of 'NEUTRAL'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for neutral that I've seen before include "Impartial; beige" , "'Neither good nor evil, nor right nor wrong (7)'" , "Taking neither side" , "Run late (anag)" , "Not favouring one side or the other" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.