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Where, in France, Vi's on the touchy side? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

vichy

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'the touchy side?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'where in france vi's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'vi' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for vichy that I've seen before include "French city" , "French spa town" , "Town form which iccupied France was administered during WW2" , "French wartime capital" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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