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Christopher, the former Kent player? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

reeve

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'christopher' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'former kent player?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'player?' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'reve' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for reeve that I've seen before include "Old judge" , "estate supervisor" , "Mediaeval officer; ruff's mate" , "Former magistrate" , "Former official - female ruff" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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