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French non-runner (7,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

haricot bean

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'french' is the definition.
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'non-runner' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'runner' could be 'ea' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'ea' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for haricot bean that I've seen before include "Vegetable often cooked in tomato sauce" , "Legume" .)

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