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Eastern country spy selling land not his own (6,5)

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I believe the answer is:

estate agent

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'selling land not his own' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'eastern country spy' is the wordplay.
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'country' becomes 'state' ('state' can be a synonym of 'country').
'spy' becomes 'agent' (I've seen this before).
'e'+'state'+'agent'='ESTATE AGENT'

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(Other definitions for estate agent that I've seen before include "Man of property" , "Property dealer" , "House retailer" , "One selling houses" , "Property seller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Irish News.
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