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German refusal upset this Parisian after the French tolerance (8)

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I believe the answer is:

lenience

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This clue might be a double definition.

'german refusal upset this parisian after the french' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'tolerance' is the second definition.
(I know that lenience is a type of tolerance)

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(Other definitions for lenience that I've seen before include "Tolerance" , "indulgence" , "Quality of mercy in awarding punishment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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