Name a European – one short military commander (8)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31267, 9D

9D — Name a European – one short military commander (8)NAPOLEON

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'military commander' — The definition is the phrase at the end — a famous general.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'short'
  • Operation
    'short' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'one'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'Name' → N
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'a' → A
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'European' → POLE
  • Assembly
    N + A + POLE + (ONE - E > ON) = NAPOLEON

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