A little volume on old French president (6)

I believe the answer is:

chirac

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'french president' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for chirac that I've seen before include "Jacques, French president 1995-2007" , "Jacques --, former French president" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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