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Nancy's very amorous advance gives offence (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trespass

'offence' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'nancy's very amorous advance' is the wordplay.
'nancy's very' becomes 'tres' ('very' in French - Nancy is a French city).
'amorous advance' becomes 'pass' (I've seen this before).
'tres'+'pass'='TRESPASS'

'gives' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for trespass that I've seen before include "Wrongfully enter another's land" , "Enter another's property unlawfully" , "Entry without permission" , "Action of intruder" , "offence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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