Type of cavalry soldier (6)

I believe the answer is:

hussar

(Other definitions for hussar that I've seen before include "Early Hungarian cavalry man" , "Hungarian soldier" , "Cavalryman, originally Hungarian" , "Soldier in a light cavalry regiment" , "Member of a light cavalry regiment" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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