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An avenger spies English guys returning (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nemesis

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'an avenger' is the definition.
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'spies english guys returning' is the wordplay.
'spies' becomes 'sis' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'guys' becomes 'men' (guy can mean a man).
'returning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'sis'+'e'+'men'='sisemen'
'sisemen' reversed gives 'NEMESIS'.

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(Other definitions for nemesis that I've seen before include "Avenging deity" , "curse" , "Bane" , "Agent of (someone's) downfall" , "Greek goddess - opponent who cannot be beaten" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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