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Countryside view takes Frenchman aback in southern Cyprus (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scenery

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'countryside view' is the definition.
'scenery' can be an answer for 'view' (I've seen this in another clue). I'm not certain of the 'countryside' bit.

'frenchman aback in southern cyprus' is the wordplay.
'frenchman' becomes 'rene' (common French name).
'aback' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'cyprus' becomes 'cy' (abbreviation).
'rene' in reverse letter order is 'ener'.
's'+'cy'='scy'
'ener' placed into 'scy' is 'SCENERY'.

'takes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for scenery that I've seen before include "Stage sets" , "sight" , "view in the country" , "Landscape, view" , "Stage backdrop, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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