Like the French, he's free from deceit (3)

I believe the answer is:

les

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'like the french he's free from deceit' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for les that I've seen before include "-- Dawson, English comic" , "Boy's name (abbr)" , "French article; name" , "- Dawson, Br. comedian" , "-- Miserables, musical" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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