Collier crosses the Alps and circles Evian and Perrier, say (7,7)

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mineral springs

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'evian and perrier say' is the definition.
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'collier crosses the alps and circles' is the wordplay.
'collier' becomes 'miner' (I've seen this before).
'crosses the alps' becomes 'alsp' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'circles' becomes 'rings' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'circle').
'miner'+'alsp'+'rings'='MINERAL SPRINGS'

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