He could be French like William (6)

I believe the answer is:

norman

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'he' is the definition.

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for norman that I've seen before include "- Mailer, US author" , "Ten sixty six invader" , "Black Wednesday's Chancellor of the Exchequer" , "British comedian, once a cult figure in Albania, d. 2010" , "Boy's name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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