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Award for third British team in France? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bronze

'award for third' is the definition.
(third place medal)

'british team in france?' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'br' (abbreviation for British).
'team in france?' becomes 'onze' ('eleven' in French - football team has 11 players).
'br'+'onze'='BRONZE'

(Other definitions for bronze that I've seen before include "Tan; metal alloy" , "Get a tan" , "Copper and tin alloy - sculpture" , "Hard alloy suitable for casting" , "Third-place medal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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