Thames Estuary county (5)

I believe the answer is:

essex

(Other definitions for essex that I've seen before include "Harlow's county" , "County adjoining London" , "County, its tasteless moneyed Man" , "County near London" , "County east of London" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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