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Drop of continental perfume (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

descent

'drop' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'of continental perfume' is the wordplay.
'of continental' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'perfume' becomes 'scent' (synonyms).
'de'+'scent'='DESCENT'

(Other definitions for descent that I've seen before include "Roots" , "Ancestry - downward move" , "Lineage" , "Decline" , "Pedigree" .)

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