The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BRIGHTON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result BRIGHTON
- Intelligent, getting on in coastal city
- I agree to visit outskirts of Belgian resort
- . Bishop associated with socially aware resort
- Seaside location, sunny and happening
- City‘s bishop about to restrict those with conservative views
- Ceremony heard in good French city
- Resort not left out after heading for Blackpool
- Note correct working place in 19 once
- Direction taken to access good French resort
- Bloody PC, 15 22 across
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "resort" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case resort = brighton.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.