The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BENGAL
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More clues leading to the result BENGAL
- Mountain girl in historic subcontinental region
- Grail oddly found on mountain in area of Asia
- Mountain trail twisting round historic Indian province
- … Bay area with British nurse girlfriend
- Boy and girl in South Asian region
- Part of India once producing oddly designed bangle
- Boy and girl somewhere in India?
- Mountain trail heading west in India
- Boy and girl in former Indian province
- South Asian region where boy meets girl
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "area of Asia" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case area of asia = bengal.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.