Wonky fan clears mist shrouding French upland (6,7)

I believe the answer is:

massif central

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'upland' is the definition.
(I know that Massif Central is a upland)

'wonky fan clears mist' is the wordplay.
'wonky' is an anagram indicator (the original order is disrupted or wonky ).
'fan'+'clears'+'mist'='fanclearsmist'
'fanclearsmist' with letters rearranged gives 'MASSIF CENTRAL'.

'shrouding french' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for massif central that I've seen before include "Mountainous plateau of S. central France" , "Mountainous plateau of southern France" , "Mountainous plateau covering a sixth of France" , "Upland area in southern France" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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