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Drops of French perfumery? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

descents

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'drops' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'of french perfumery?' is the wordplay.
'of french' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'perfumery?' becomes 'scents' (I've seen this in another clue).
'de'+'scents'='DESCENTS'

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(Other definitions for descents that I've seen before include "raids" , "Movements downward" .)

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