Talk about the French occupying a Swiss cottage (6)
I believe the answer is:
chalet
'a swiss cottage' is the definition.
(type of cottage often found in Swiss Alps)
'talk about the french occupying' is the wordplay.
'talk about' becomes 'chat' (chat can mean to talk. I am not sure about the 'about' bit.).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'occupying' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters occupy or enter the word).
'chat' going around 'le' is 'CHALET'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chalet that I've seen before include "Swiss cottage or small villa" , "Kind of mountain cabin in Switzerland" , "holiday accommodation" , "Swiss hut for mountaineers" , "wooden hut" .)