Cryptic crossword clue
Historian who wrote of a meeting of king and primate 6,6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 6 letter word EDWARD GIBBON

I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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The straight part
We know that "Historian" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case historian = edward gibbon.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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