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Journal lines without French mottos (7)

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slogans

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'french mottos' is the definition.
'slogans' can be an answer for 'mottos' ('slogan' can be a synonym of 'motto'). I'm not sure about the 'french' bit.

'journal lines without' is the wordplay.
'journal' becomes 'log' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lines' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters line the inside of others).
'without' becomes 'sans' (I've seen this in another clue).
'log' going into 'sans' is 'SLOGANS'.

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(Other definitions for slogans that I've seen before include "Advertising phrases" , "Campaign messages" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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