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Do the French run slowly? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trickle

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'run slowly?' is the definition.
'trickle' can be an answer for 'run' (trickling is a kind of running). I'm not sure about the 'slowly?' bit.

'do the french' is the wordplay.
'do' becomes 'trick' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'trick'+'le'='TRICKLE'

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(Other definitions for trickle that I've seen before include "Run in drops" , "Seep out slowly" , "Gentle flow (of liquid?)" , "Flow in thin drops" , "Small flow, dribble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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