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Lust of French ancestor (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

desire

'lust' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'of french ancestor' is the wordplay.
'of french' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'ancestor' becomes 'sire' (sire is a kind of ancestor).
'de'+'sire'='DESIRE'

(Other definitions for desire that I've seen before include "request" , "Long for (something)" , "Reside (anag.)" , "Want, wish for" , "Concupiscence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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