French crown prince (7)

I believe the answer is:

dauphin

(Other definitions for dauphin that I've seen before include "Formerly, the eldest son of the King of France" , "former royal" , "Old prince" , "French royal heir" , "Heir apparent to the French throne" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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