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Question Western hotel in French (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

when

'question' is the definition.

'western hotel in french' is the wordplay.
'western' becomes 'w'.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet).
'in french' becomes 'en' ('in' in French).
'w'+'h'+'en'='WHEN'

(Other definitions for when that I've seen before include "Over what period?" , "As soon as" , "At what time?" , "stop pouring the drink" , "Say it when you''ve had enough" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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