Here in France many trees have disappeared, they say (7)

I believe the answer is:

argonne

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'here in france many trees' is the definition.
(Forest of Argonne in France)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Another definition for argonne that I've seen is " Forested area of First World War".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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