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Intruder very dated in French resistance (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trespasser

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'intruder' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'very dated in french resistance' is the wordplay.
'very' becomes 'tres' ('very' in French).
'dated in french resistance' becomes 'passer' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tres'+'passer'='TRESPASSER'

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(Other definitions for trespasser that I've seen before include "Palace intruder" , "one of a number praying for forgiveness?" , "Intruder into another's land" , "One unlawfully entering another's land" , "sinner" .)

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