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Heard French port is bust, in part (6)

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I believe the answer is:

breast

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'bust in part' is the definition.
'breast' can be an answer for 'part' (breast is a kind of part). I'm not sure about the 'bust in' bit.

'heard french port' is the wordplay.
'heard' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'french port' becomes 'brest' (port city in Brittany).
'brest' is a homophone of 'BREAST'.

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for breast that I've seen before include "flesh" , "bust" , "Milk-secreting organ" , "Upper front part of the human torso" , "White chicken meat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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