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There is, the French say, black gold in Virginia (5)

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I believe the answer is:

voila

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'there is the french' is the definition.
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'black gold in virginia' is the wordplay.
'black gold' becomes 'oil' (I've seen this before).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'oil' put within 'va' is 'VOILA'.

'say' is the link.

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(Other definitions for voila that I've seen before include "See there, behold - in France" , "French interjection - there you are!" , "The French see" , "Announcement from French producer" , "There you go!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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