Old Pope in Spain might have links to Seville perhaps (10)

I believe the answer is:

clementine

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'might have links to seville perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'old pope in spain' is the wordplay.
'old pope' becomes 'clement' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'spain' becomes 'e' (abbreviation for Espana).
'clement'+'in'+'e'='CLEMENTINE'

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(Other definitions for clementine that I've seen before include "suits citrus production" , "juicy type" , "my darling girl?" , "Unwell" , "Forty-niner's daughter; Mrs W. S. Churchill" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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