Charm of French anthem (7)

I believe the answer is:

enchant

'charm' is the definition.
(enchanting is a kind of charming)

'of french anthem' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'ENCHANT' can be found hidden inside 'french anthem'.

(Other definitions for enchant that I've seen before include "Fascinate - delight" , "Delight, cast spell over" , "Appeal" , "Bewitch, charm" , "Beguile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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