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Flood in a French court (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inundate

'flood' is the definition.
('inundate' can be a synonym of 'flood')

'in a french court' is the wordplay.
'a french' becomes 'un' ('a' in French).
'court' becomes 'date' (romantically pursue).
'in'+'un'+'date'='INUNDATE'

(Other definitions for inundate that I've seen before include "be overwhelming" , "Overrun" , "Overwhelm, swamp" , "Submerge or cover in water" , "Flood - and unite (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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