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Cleaner, very French, where there's a Gothic cathedral (8)

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I believe the answer is:

chartres

'where there's a gothic cathedral' is the definition.
(site of Chartres Cathedral)

'cleaner very french' is the wordplay.
'cleaner' becomes 'char' (charwoman is a type of cleaner).
'very french' becomes 'tres' ('very' in French).
'char'+'tres'='CHARTRES'

(Other definitions for chartres that I've seen before include "French city with a cathedral renowned for its stained glass windows" , "Gothic cathedral on R. Eure" , "French town with famous cathedral" , "N French city with a distinctive Gothic cathedral" , "Famous French cathedral city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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