English county near London (5)
I believe the answer is:
essex
'english county near london' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for essex that I've seen before include "County east of London" , "Stereotypical promiscuous and materialistic young woman (from Colchester?)" , "County near London" , "SE English county" , "County NE of London" .)