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Home for French people, with their pet and their drink (7)

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I believe the answer is:

chateau

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'home for french' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'people with their pet and their drink' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'drink' could be 'tea' (tea is a drink) and 'tea' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for chateau that I've seen before include "French wine producer" , "A grand French Mansion" , "Stately home in France" , "Castle (1)" , "French manor house" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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