English county north of Kent (5)

I believe the answer is:

essex

(Other definitions for essex that I've seen before include "Southend's county" , "County east of London" , "Chelmsford area" , "Harlow's county" , "Favourite of Elizabeth I" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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