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Married a French lady -- this is how to greet her (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

madame

'this is how to greet her' is the definition.
(term of address for a French woman)

'married a french lady' is the wordplay.
'married' becomes 'm'.
'french lady' becomes 'dame' ('lady' in French).
'm'+'a'+'dame'='MADAME'

(Other definitions for madame that I've seen before include "Married woman abroad" , "Flaubert novel" , "Woman of refinement" , "Married woman in Montpellier?" , "French married woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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