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Soldier entertained by dream girl in resort (8)

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I believe the answer is:

alicante

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'resort' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Spanish resort' mean 'alicante' so perhaps 'resort' could also mean 'alicante')

'soldier entertained by dream girl' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'ant' (soldier is a type of ant).
'entertained by' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are hosted or entertained).
'dream girl' becomes 'alice' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ant' placed inside 'alice' is 'ALICANTE'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for alicante that I've seen before include "Spanish location" , "Spanish Mediterranean port" , "foreign port" , "Spanish resort" , "in Iberia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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