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and it was the same type of clue that I missed on Jolan's 5

Jolan's 5 was a tour de force - must the longest I've ever seen!

btw a small confession - I too put in the answer to 9ac before parsing it!

to the naughty bench !!

I thought I was doing well this week. One remaining `Foreign fan of sports team the French holds mobile phone` Even the earlier hints here do not help me. I think I have every second letter and nothing helpful comes from Quick Solve and this makes me think some of the across ones are indeed wrong.

Hope no one stranded because of all the flooding. Jazzgirl has your garden survived?

Hello Mondrian
I see you have done well with the RT. The word you are looking for is an anagram of phone + le(french)+ xi (eleven for the team)
The garden is not too flooded, but the fierce winds last night knocked a few things over, but this morning all is calm, and a new visitor to the peanuts - a beautiful Jay. Hope you are safe and sound in your part of the World. J

Hi mondrian
Much more common is the term for someone who dislikes all foreigners - change the "hating" ending for the "liking" equivalent.
Other answers have suggested how to construct the word from the clue.

Hi Mondrian - The sports team is XI (eleven) plus le (the french) + an anagram of phone. This gives you someone who is a fan of foreigners !

Hi Chap(esse)s,
I seem to be exceptionally thick this week. I'm far from convinced by my answer to 7A (my answer could be a fear of a bubble-filled chocolate bar) and I'm stumped by 1A.
Any clues please?

Bees, can't help because I have exactly same problem. Will wait with you for enlightenment!