Crossword Genius

Usual thing — article describing conquest (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

norman

'conquest' is the definition.
(Norman Conquest is an example)

'usual thing article' is the wordplay.
'usual thing' becomes 'norm' (normal conditions).
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'norm'+'an'='NORMAN'

'describing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for norman that I've seen before include "Someone who's not British" , "Romanesque architectural style" , "Black Wednesday's Chancellor of the Exchequer" , "British comedian, once a cult figure in Albania, d. 2010" , "Australian golfer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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