Girl in part of France (8)
I believe the answer is:
lorraine
I believe this is a double definition.
'girl' is the first definition.
(woman's name)
'part of france' is the second definition.
('Lorraine' is part of 'france')
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for lorraine that I've seen before include "French region bordering Germany" , "Region of north-eastern France" , "French sister province of Alsace" , "Area of France after which a style of cross is named" , "French region, cross" .)