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Recipient of corn and French grain (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

millet

'grain' is the definition.
(I know that millet is a type of grain)

'recipient of corn and french' is the wordplay.
'recipient of corn' becomes 'mill' (a mill might grind corn).
'and french' becomes 'et' ('and' in French).
'mill'+'et'='MILLET'

(Other definitions for millet that I've seen before include "Seed from cereal grasses - French painter, d.1875" , "Cereal - French painter, d. 1875" , "sort of grass" , "Cereal; French artist" , "Food grain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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