Uri perhaps seen with a footballer (7)

I believe the answer is:

cantona

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'footballer' is the definition.
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'uri perhaps seen with a' is the wordplay.
'uri perhaps' becomes 'canton' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'seen with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'canton'+'a'='CANTONA'

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(Another definition for cantona that I've seen is " Eric -------, Manchester United idol of the 1990s".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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