Backing of French in group quickly pursuing holiday place to stay (3,3,9)
I believe the answer is:
bed and breakfast
'place to stay' is the definition.
(place where guests stay)
'backing of french in group quickly pursuing holiday' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'french' could be 'f' (abbreviation) and 'f' is found within the answer.
'holiday' could be 'break' (break can mean a holiday or time off) and 'break' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bed and breakfast that I've seen before include "Accommodation, hopefully temporary" , "Fed up after retirement" , "Trade in share options" , "pension?" , "B&B in full" .)