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Not a soul finally there after midday (2,3)

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I believe the answer is:

no one

'not a soul' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'finally there after midday' is the wordplay.
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'midday' becomes 'noon' (synonyms).
The last letter of 'there' is 'e'.
'e' put after 'noon' is 'NO-ONE'.

(Other definitions for no one that I've seen before include "unimportant?" , "Not a soul" , "Top person" , "who is perfect?" , "top dog" .)

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