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Beer long brewed in French city (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grenoble

'french city' is the definition.
(city in southeastern France)

'beer long brewed' is the wordplay.
'brewed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'beer'+'long'='beerlong'
'beerlong' with letters rearranged gives 'GRENOBLE'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for grenoble that I've seen before include "French Alpine city" , "European city" , "French city and skiing centre" , "City of south-eastern France" , "City of alpine France, capital of the Isere department" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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