The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TANGIER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TANGIER
- More tart and port
- African city / more stimulating for the epicurean?
- Fly over Italy and Spain reaching capital city
- Could it be Granite City?
- More tasteful port?
- Port tasting sharper than usual
- North African location that’s fresher according to taste
- Port more flavoursome
- More tasteful port
- City that might see Iran get jumpy?
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The straight part
We know that "Port/with more piquant flavour" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case port/with more piquant flavour = tangier.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.
What does TANGIER mean?
TANGIER adjective- Having a sharp, pungent flavor