French coast is setting for new story from France (5)

I believe the answer is:

conte

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'story from france' is the definition.
'conte' can be an answer for 'story' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'from france' bit.

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

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(Other definitions for conte that I've seen before include "Short story" , "former Chelsea manager" , "Medieval narrative tale" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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