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The depression of French learners (4)

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I believe the answer is:

dell

'the depression' is the definition.
(dell is a kind of depression)

'of french learners' is the wordplay.
'of french' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'learners' becomes 'LL' (the abbreviation for learner driver written twice).
'de'+'ll'='DELL'

(Other definitions for dell that I've seen before include "Small secluded valley" , "Small valley; computer company" , "Small wooded hollow or valley" , "Deep hollow or small valley" , "Dingle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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