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Horse minus tail impressive in French city (8)

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I believe the answer is:

grenoble

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This clue could be a double definition.

'horse minus tail impressive in' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'french city' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for grenoble that I've seen before include "European city" , "City of southeast France" , "City of south-eastern France" , "City of alpine France, capital of the Isere department" , "City of SE France" .)

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