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Gossip about the French parties (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

galas

'parties' is the definition.
(a gala is a party or social event)

'gossip about the french' is the wordplay.
'gossip' becomes 'gas' (I've seen this before).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'the french' becomes 'la' ('the' in French).
'gas' placed around 'la' is 'GALAS'.

(Another definition for galas that I've seen is " Bashes".)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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