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Where, in Scotland, the French can make a hit (5)

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leith

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'where in scotland' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'the french can make a hit' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'can make' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'hit' is an anagram of 'ith'.
'le'+'ith'='LEITH'

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(Other definitions for leith that I've seen before include "Port of Edinburgh" , "Scottish port" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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