The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AVIGNON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result AVIGNON
- Rising star drinking mixed gin in European city
- A Côtes-du-Rhone? Good little number kept here?
- French town, one plugging 5g in soon
- Six grand to put in soon in French city
- Tricky navigation — a time one must leave city with a bridge
- Go in van touring French city
- Article about wine involves grand French location
- Aircraft carrying German bailed out somewhere in Provence
- Article about wine that covers grand French location
- River sheltering rowdy gin palace and bridge found here in France
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "French location" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case french location = avignon.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.