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Part of hospital technology the French authorise (7)

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I believe the answer is:

entitle

'authorise' is the definition.
(I know that entitle is a type of authorise)

'part of hospital technology the french' is the wordplay.
'part of hospital' becomes 'ent' (abbreviation for Ear, Nose and Throat department).
'technology' becomes 'it'.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'ent'+'it'+'le'='ENTITLE'

(Other definitions for entitle that I've seen before include "Licence" , "Furnish with a right or claim" , "Give a right (to someone to do something)" , "Give (someone) rights" , "Warrant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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