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Poems about a sick French king's palace (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

versailles

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'french king's palace' is the definition.
'versailles' can be an answer for 'palace' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'french king's' bit.

'poems about a sick' is the wordplay.
'poems' becomes 'verses' (verse is a kind of poem).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'sick' becomes 'ill' (synonyms).
'a'+'ill'='aill'
'verses' enclosing 'aill' is 'VERSAILLES'.

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(Other definitions for versailles that I've seen before include "Palace near Paris" , "French palace" , "Royal Court" , "Palace built by Louis XIV" , "Louis XIV's palace; WW one treaty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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