The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word THESSALY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result THESSALY
- Those folk holding girl up somewhere in Greece
- People in authority apprehending girl back in part of Greece
- Part of Greece has style that’s unusual
- TV presenter drops daughter outside hotel somewhere in Greece
- The authorities taking maid back in Aegean region
- Article on unknown girl turning up somewhere in Greece
- All but the last of the girls turned up in your part of Greece
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