The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BENGAL
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More clues leading to the result BENGAL
- Mountain girl in historic subcontinental region
- Grail oddly found on mountain in area of Asia
- Mountain trail twisting round historic Indian province
- … Bay area with British nurse girlfriend
- Boy and girl in South Asian region
- Part of India once producing oddly designed bangle
- Boy and girl somewhere in India?
- Mountain trail heading west in India
- Boy and girl in former Indian province
- South Asian region where boy meets girl
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