Being very close, he may move to Reims (5)

I believe the answer is:

miser

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'being' is the definition.
(miser is a kind of being)

'close he may move to reims' is the wordplay.
'reims' can be anagrammed to 'MISER'.
But, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

'very' is the link.

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(Other definitions for miser that I've seen before include "Wealth hoarder" , "Stingy type" , "One of the people who spend least" , "not a spendthrift" , "Penny-pincher" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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