The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TAUNTON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TAUNTON
- Tease performing in Somerset town
- Don’t stop being provocative in West Country town
- Continue to jeer at West Country town
- From Dakota unto Nevada, somewhere in the West Country
- Continue mocking county town
- Ridicule working in Somerset
- Continue to dig to reveal West Country settlement
- Dig supported by market town
- Relative putting on weight in Somerset town
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The straight part
We know that "somewhere in the West Country /somewhere in the West Country" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case somewhere in the west country /somewhere in the west country = taunton.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.