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Minding about the Parisian glade (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clearing

'glade' is the definition.
('clearing' can be a synonym of 'glade')

'minding about the parisian' is the wordplay.
'minding' becomes 'caring' (I've seen this before).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'the parisian' becomes 'le' (definite article in French).
'caring' going around 'le' is 'CLEARING'.

(Other definitions for clearing that I've seen before include "becoming brighter" , "open area" , "Tract of land with no trees in a wooded area" , "Glade; declaring innocent" , "Open space (in forest)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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