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French currency sounds reasonable (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seine

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'french currency' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'sounds reasonable' is the wordplay.
'sounds' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'reasonable' becomes 'sane' (similar in meaning).
'sane' sounds like 'SEINE'.

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(Other definitions for seine that I've seen before include "Paris's river" , "Second longest river in France" , "Paris river" , "Parisian river" , "French river -- type of fishing net" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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