French city scroll, illegible in part (5)

I believe the answer is:

lille

'french city' is the definition.
(Lille is a city in France)

'scroll illegible in part' is the wordplay.
'in part' indicates a hidden word.
'LILLE' is hidden in the letters of 'scroll illegible'.

(Other definitions for lille that I've seen before include "Stop before Paris" , "Feeling unwell in the French town" , "Eurostar stop" , "City of N. France" , "University city in French Flanders" .)

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