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Redhead to meet individual at six, takes an age to reach coastal district (7)

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I believe the answer is:

riviera

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'coastal district' is the definition.
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'redhead to meet individual at six takes an age' is the wordplay.
'redhead' becomes 'r' (the head letter of red).
'to meet individual at six' becomes 'iv' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'takes' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'an' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral for one).
'age' becomes 'era' (both can mean a long time).
'r'+'iv'+'i'+'era'='RIVIERA'

'to reach' is the link.

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(Other definitions for riviera that I've seen before include "I arrive at French holiday coast" , "Nice location" , "I arrive at fashionable European coastline" , "French Mediterranean holiday area" , "Mediterranean coastal region" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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