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Model at Rhode Island pass alternative French flag? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

tricolor

'french flag?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'model at rhode island pass alternative' is the wordplay.
'model' becomes 't' (Ford Model T car).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'rhode island' becomes 'ri' (US postal abbreviation).
'pass' becomes 'col' (col is a term for a mountain pass).
'alternative' becomes 'or'.
't'+'ri'+'col'+'or'='TRICOLOR'

(Another definition for tricolor that I've seen is " French flag (in US)".)

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