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Frenchman is tense finding water sprayed (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mist

'water sprayed' is the definition.

'frenchman is tense' is the wordplay.
'frenchman' becomes 'm' (abbreviation for Monsieur - like 'Mr').
'tense' becomes 't' (abbreviation used in many dictionaries).
'm'+'is'+'t'='MIST'

'finding' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for mist that I've seen before include "Think fog or low cloud" , "Cloud; thin fog" , "Haze" , "Watery vapour" , "Mizzle; light rain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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