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Is
in
France
consuming
load
–
this?
(8)
Is in France consuming load – this? (8)
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The whole clue is the definition (& lit or double definition).
How the clue works
The whole clue Is in France consuming load – this? works as both definition and wordplay, since an escargot is famously something consumed in France. EST (French for "is") wraps around CARGO (load) to give you ES-CARGO-T.