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Run into hazard over working description of some French (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

breton

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'description of some french' is the definition.
'breton' can be an answer for 'french' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'description of some' bit.

'run into hazard over working' is the wordplay.
'run into' becomes 'r' (I've seen this in other clues).
'hazard' becomes 'bet' (both can mean to gamble or risk).
'over' is an insertion indicator.
'working' becomes 'on' (e.g. a machine is working or on).
'r' going inside 'bet' is 'bret'.
'bret'+'on'='BRETON'

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(Other definitions for breton that I've seen before include "French Celtic language" , "One from Brest" , "Person from Brittany" , "Surrealist" , "Inhabitant of NW France" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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