Quarrel has bearing on the French (6)

I believe the answer is:

hassle

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

'has bearing on the french' is the wordplay.
'bearing' becomes 's' ().
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'has'+'s'+'le'='HASSLE'

(Other definitions for hassle that I've seen before include "Informally, annoy or harass" , "Informally, annoyance or quarrel" , "badger" , "Difficulty - dispute" , "Irritating inconvenience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.

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