Two chaps getting together somewhere in France (8)

I believe the answer is:

normandy

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'together somewhere in france' is the definition.
'normandy' can be an answer for 'france' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'together somewhere in' bit.

'two chaps' is the wordplay.
'two chaps' can mean two replacements for 'chap'.
'chap' becomes 'norm' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'chap' becomes 'Andy' (man's name).
'norm'+'andy'='NORMANDY'

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for normandy that I've seen before include "place of William" , "Region of NE France bordering on English channel" , "across the sea" , "Area of Northern France" , "French region" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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