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Wine from here in France looks like cat water? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chateau

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'wine from here in france looks' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'cat water?' is the wordplay.
'cat' becomes 'chat' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'water?' becomes 'eau' (I have seen 'French water ' mean 'eau' so perhaps 'water' could also mean 'eau').
'chat'+'eau'='CHATEAU'

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(Other definitions for chateau that I've seen before include "Kind of fine wine from the Bordeaux region" , "French manor house" , "French stately home" , "Large country house in France" , "Loire Valley attraction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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