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Small man going to the city at an opportune moment (6)

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I believe the answer is:

timely

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'at an opportune moment' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'small man going to the city' is the wordplay.
'small man' becomes 'Tim' (short for Timothy; 'small' asks for an abbreviation).
'going to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the city' becomes 'ely' (I've seen this before).
'tim'+'ely'='TIMELY'

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(Other definitions for timely that I've seen before include "At an opportune occasion" , "Occurring at just the right moment or occasion" , "Seasonable" , "Opportune and convenient" , "At an appropriate hour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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