Name the French workers' leader (3)

I believe the answer is:

lew

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'name' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'the french workers' leader' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'leader' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'workers' is 'w'.
'le'+'w'='LEW'

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(Another definition for lew that I've seen is " Not overheated".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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