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Glance the French love

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lead ore

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

'the french love' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le'.
'love' becomes 'adore' (adoring is a kind of loving).
'le'+'adore'='LEAD ORE'

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