Wonderful person unexpectedly met abroad (9)

I believe the answer is:

dreamboat

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'wonderful person' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'unexpectedly met abroad' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' indicates an anagram.
'met'+'abroad'='metabroad'
'metabroad' is an anagram of 'DREAMBOAT'.

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(Other definitions for dreamboat that I've seen before include "Very attractive man" , "captivating person of opposite sex" , "Heart-throb - met abroad (anag)" , "Ideal romantic partner" , "Mr Wonderful" .)

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