Respected international leader (9)

I believe the answer is:

statesman

(Other definitions for statesman that I've seen before include "Respected politician" , "Government minister" , "Political leader" , "Eminent politician" , "Distinguished politician" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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