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New comer is a bit lost at the average event space (7)

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I believe the answer is:

parvenu

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'new' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'comer is a bit lost at the average event space' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'space' could be 'en' (in printing, a space as wide as a letter 'n') and 'en' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for parvenu that I've seen before include "One who climbs" , "Social climber" , "Newly rich person" , "Johnny-come-lately, upstart" , "One coming" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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