For the French, the usual answer (7)
I believe the answer is:
normans
'for the french' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'usual answer' is the wordplay.
'usual' becomes 'norm' (I've seen this in another clue).
'answer' becomes 'ans' (abbreviation for answer).
'norm'+'ans'='NORMANS'
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for normans that I've seen before include "11th century invaders" , "Ten sixty six invaders" , "William the Conqueror's lot?" , "some French people" , "Our last successful invaders" .)