One of England's so-called "home counties"

I believe the answer is:

essex

(Other definitions for essex that I've seen before include "Southend's county" , "County cricket team" , "County, its tasteless moneyed Man" , "Ancient kingdom" , "County near London" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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