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Show preference for the French savoury products (7)

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I believe the answer is:

pickles

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'savoury products' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'show preference for the french' is the wordplay.
'show preference' becomes 'pick' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the french' becomes 'les' (plural form of 'the' in French).
'pick'+'les'='PICKLES'

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(Other definitions for pickles that I've seen before include "Vegetables preserved in vinegar or brine" , "Preserves in vinegar or brine" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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