The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FRISSON
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More clues leading to the result FRISSON
- Boy on French island gets a thrill
- Friday’s child? That’s a thrill!
- Loving and giving boy presumably provides a thrill
- Opening for French teacher on way back with relative — a thrill
- Shudder when Boris – no leader – battles with NSF
- Is child following father? That must be a thrill
- Thrill from boy that’s loving and giving?
- Day on passing ship, a thrill
- Friday’s boy creates thrill
- Liberated boy apparently gives goosebumps.
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The straight part
We know that "thrill" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case thrill = frisson.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FRISSON mean?
FRISSON noun- A sudden surge of excitement.
- A shiver, a thrill.