### Clue: Former knight seen timelessly as model (8)
### Answer: EXEMPLAR 
 ### Explanation: Ex(*Former*) [t]EMPLAR(*knight* of the Middle Ages, who might have fought in the Crusades) minus T(*timelessly*, ie. less time).  Defn:  An &lit possibly:  Legends abound about the Order, and they're held as *models* of knightly qualities.