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Englishman in Mexico, perhaps good drummer (6)

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I believe the answer is:

gringo

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'englishman in mexico' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'good drummer' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'drummer' becomes 'Ringo' (Ringo Starr).
'g'+'ringo'='GRINGO'

'perhaps' is the link.

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(Other definitions for gringo that I've seen before include "What the Mexican calls the American" , "Non-Spanish speaker" , "Latin-American term for English speaker" , "English-speaker abroad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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