### Clue: Manuel's employer, Spanish gentleman somewhere in Essex (8)
### Answer: BASILDON 
 ### Explanation: Definition: somewhere in Essex
 BASIL(Fawlty, employer of Manuel, the hapless Spanish waiter, in the British sitcom "Fawlty Towers" – in case you've never watched TV) + DON(the title for a Spanish gentleman).
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