US soldier entertaining a rude Italian patriot (9)
I believe the answer is:
garibaldi
'italian patriot' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'us soldier entertaining a rude' is the wordplay.
'us soldier' becomes 'gi' (I've seen this in other clues).
'entertaining' is an insertion indicator.
'rude' becomes 'ribald'.
'a'+'ribald'='aribald'
'gi' enclosing 'aribald' is 'GARIBALDI'.
(Other definitions for garibaldi that I've seen before include "Currant biscuit - Italian patriot" , "Biscuit with currants" , "Revolutionary leader" , "Italian hero, who led his 'Thousand Redshirts' against the Austrians, d. 1882" , "blouse, loose one" .)