The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BEDOUIN
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More clues leading to the result BEDOUIN
- Border of France where fashionable Arab appears
- Arab nomad’s base in Paris or Indiana
- Travelling people‘s place for sleeping — nothing posh at home
- Tribal garden — the French agree on name
- Desert-dwellers travelling ice-bound get cold
- Nomad wants somewhere to sleep in Cote d’Ivoire, definitely by November
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Desert-dwellers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case desert-dwellers = bedouin.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.
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What does BEDOUIN mean?
BEDOUIN noun- A desert-dweller, especially a member of a nomadic Arab desert tribe.