Resist the French or give in? (6)

I believe the answer is:

buckle

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'give in?' is the definition.
'buckle' can be an answer for 'give' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'in?' bit.

'resist the french' is the wordplay.
'resist' becomes 'buck' (I've seen this before).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'buck'+'le'='BUCKLE'

'or' is the link.

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(Other definitions for buckle that I've seen before include "It's attached to a belt or shoe" , "Collapse under pressure" , "Bend - warp" , "(E.g. belt) fastener; crumple" , "Fastener on belt or shoe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.

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