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is "emental" somewhere in answer?

Hi FRANCIS
I've looked up a list of SWiss cheeses, and although there were some interesting discoveries (I hadn't realised that raclette was Swiss, not French), no inspiration struck.

I think you might as well just leave the clue standing, to see if anyone with more penetration joins in - if I solve it, then the two of us will both be "out"

Sure is.
4 letters missing. Should be easy to work out where.

it's not incremental, is it?

bravo, chrise 1

Paul's question helped - I was fixated on emMental
Don't see where the incr comes from, though.

Any way, to continue (this may be a bit hard, but I have some hints lined up):

Bird talk to Don Juan’s unusual guest, perhaps? (9)

INCREMENT
the process of increasing in number, quantity, size or extent, hence ANOTHER PIECE

I'll open it early so FRANCIS can have a go.

(just as well...!)

Hint: try to find out who (or what) was Don JUan's unusual and unexpected guest - it's the title of a Pushkin (I think) story and opera based on it