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He's on the watch for the Second Coming (6)

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I believe the answer is:

sentry

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'he's on the watch' is the definition.
'sentry' can be an answer for 'watch' (synonyms). I am unsure of the 'he's on the' bit.

'second coming' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'second' could be 's' (common abbreviation) and 's' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'entry' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sentry that I've seen before include "One who stands guard" , "Lookout person" , "Mil. guard" , "Watchman" , "One keeps watch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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