The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LAPLAND
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More clues leading to the result LAPLAND
- Boy conceals scheme – to visit Santa here?
- Boy clutching map of North European region
- A place bathed in light? Not in the winter
- Boy holds map of part of Europe
- Heartless lord concealing a scheme for northern region
- Boy holds map of
- Domain of pampered little dogs?
- Map held by boy shows northern region
- Country boy holds map
- Boy has scheme for European region
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "North European region" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case north european region = lapland.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.