Wager on Henry supporting the French in border settlement (9)
I believe the answer is:
bethlehem
'settlement' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'wager on henry supporting the french in border' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'wager' could be 'bet' (synonyms) and 'bet' is present in the answer.
'henry' could be 'h' (symbol for the unit of electrical inductance) and 'h' is located in the answer.
'border' could be 'hem' (I've seen this before) and 'hem' is found in the answer.
'the french' could be 'le' ('the' in French) and 'le' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bethlehem that I've seen before include "Birthplace of Jesus" , "Birthplace of Christ" , "Jesus's birthplace" , "Middle East town" , "Town where Christ was born" .)