The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LAPLANDER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
L
A
P
L
A
N
D
E
R
More clues leading to the result LAPLANDER
- N European’s proposal for first daughter in run
- What falls easily to one as Northerner?
- Northerner in run getting map for one day
- Father Christmas say, genuine, about to adopt the fourth strategy?
- Fourth design entered upset true European resident
- Scandinavian, part of race north of German areas
- European tour comparatively boring? Not at first
- Northern European army occupies Eagle, for instance
- European arrangement between the French and the German
- Native of cold territory, one descending, having crossed mountain to the west
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Father Christmas say/Father Christmas say" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case father christmas say/father christmas say = laplander.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.