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Spaniard maybe in East London semi, soon to move (7)

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I believe the answer is:

alfonso

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'spaniard maybe' is the definition.
(common Spanish name)

'east london semi soon to move' is the wordplay.
'east london semi' becomes 'alf' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to move' is an anagram indicator.
'soon' is an anagram of 'onso'.
'alf'+'onso'='ALFONSO'

'in' is the link.

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(Another definition for alfonso that I've seen is " Man".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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