The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word UNSPOILT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result UNSPOILT
- The Italian used in one northern location's flawless
- A French location around one lake without nasty development?
- POTUS in trouble over wall, finally — that’s natural
- The Italian used in one northern location’s flawless
- Sunlit ground across river, not marred by development
- In Paris one location surrounding most of its island is pristine
- Fantastic sunlit surroundings for river that’s pristine
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The straight part
We know that "pristine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pristine = unspoilt.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.
What does UNSPOILT mean?
UNSPOILT adjective- Not spoilt, decayed or corrupted.