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Least sheltered area in French port (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barest

'least' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sheltered area in french port' is the wordplay.
'sheltered area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'sheltered' bit.).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'french port' becomes 'brest' (port city in Brittany).
'a' inserted within 'brest' is 'BAREST'.

(Another definition for barest that I've seen is " Merest".)

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