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French boy using English measure (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emile

'french boy' is the definition.
(French boy's name)

'english measure' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'measure' becomes 'mile' (measure of distance).
'e'+'mile'='EMILE'

'using' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for emile that I've seen before include "Frenchman" , "- - Zola, writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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