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Apparently commission the French scientific unit (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tesla

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'unit' is the definition.
(tesla is a kind of unit)

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(Other definitions for tesla that I've seen before include "SI unit; steal (anag.)" , "Inventive sort" , "electrical unit" , "American scientist" , "Inventor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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