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Resentful cause of our going to central France (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rancour

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'resentful cause' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'our going to central france' is the wordplay.
'going to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'central' indicates the central letters.
The middle letters of 'france' are 'ranc'.
'our' put after 'ranc' is 'RANCOUR'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rancour that I've seen before include "generating ill-feeling ..." , "Bad feeling and resentment" , "Feeling of bitterness or dislike" , "Acrimony" , "Spiteful ill-feeling" .)

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