The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANTIBES
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More clues leading to the result ANTIBES
- Mediterranean resort opposed to beds, with 500 being axed
- Swimming best in a French resort
- Refurbished front of tourist base in resort
- Live among opponents in French resort
- Social worker and I live on drop of sherry and port
- Ban site for redevelopment in part of French Riviera
- Worker perhaps is grabbing beer without hesitation in French resort
- Wanting to keep buzzing off, English leaving part of the 12 20
- Live surrounded by opposition in French resort
- Mediterranean resort opposed to English filling beaches on vacation
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "port" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case port = antibes.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.
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