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Inconvenience for hot fool with the French (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hassle

'inconvenience' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Irritating inconvenience ' mean 'hassle' so perhaps 'inconvenience' could also mean 'hassle')

'hot fool with the french' is the wordplay.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'fool' becomes 'ass' (both can mean a stupid person).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'h'+'ass'+'le'='HASSLE'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hassle that I've seen before include "Annoying trouble" , "Pester or annoy" , "Bug" , "Struggle" , "Nuisance, bother" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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