The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EIFFEL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EIFFEL
- Quite a sight, said the Statue of Liberty’s builder
- Creator of well-known Paris tour
- Creator of a well-known tour of Paris
- Engineer providing iron in the Spanish arena
- Spain provided iron and lead for local engineer
- File assembled about iron tower’s designer
- French engineer offers fascinating sight reportedly
- In style, if fellow is French designer
- Caught strikingly beautiful female engineer
- Towering symbol upholding rudiments of liberty, equality, fraternity France’s inhabitants express
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "French engineer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case french engineer = eiffel.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.