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Item of jewellery is hit with the French (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bangle

'item of jewellery' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hit with the french' is the wordplay.
'hit' becomes 'bang' (banging is a kind of hitting).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'bang'+'le'='BANGLE'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for bangle that I've seen before include "Pale, spiritless" , "Wrist ornament" , "Ornamental armband" , "A bracelet from Bengal" , "Jewellery worn around the wrist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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