Solution – patch
If you look closely you can see the solution "patch" within the words "shop at chateau". And in historical times (even as late as the Regency) a patch was something you put on your face as decoration – like a beauty spot – this is "patch" as in Georgette Heyer's Powder and Patch.
Stabbed, king by fiend abroad (6)
Source of clue – NZ Herald
Hint – an
abbreviation for king is involved in the solution
Killed?
ReplyDeleteRight first letter.... but not right
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