The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DECAMERON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DECAMERON
- Many stories of French began around centre of Paris
- Wildly romanced, clutching English or Italian love stories
- Italian tales of Parisian romance translated
- A classic dream once shattered
- Remove the prime minister’s books
- Collected tales of Franco-English PM
- Old tales by posh boy keen to depart for Spain
- Collected tales, edited, about English PM
- One hundred stories to get rid of prime minister?
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