In the untamed wilds, the French drank freely (7)
I believe the answer is:
swilled
'drank freely' is the definition.
'swilled' can be an answer for 'drank' (swilling is a kind of drinking). I'm unsure of the 'freely' bit.
'in the untamed wilds the french' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'the untamed' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'wilds' is an anagram of 'swild'.
'swild' going around 'le' is 'SWILLED'.
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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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