Continental resort relative talked of (4)
I believe the answer is:
nice
'continental resort' is the definition.
(I know that Nice is a continental resort)
'relative talked of' is the wordplay.
'relative' becomes 'niece' (type of relative).
'talked of' shows a homophone (sound like).
'niece' is a homophone of 'NICE'.
(Other definitions for nice that I've seen before include "Riviera resort locals call 'La Cote d'Azur'" , "Charming" , "A pleasant French city? ( 4)" , "Agreeable -- subtle" , "French resort; kind" .)