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Spurn quiet French article (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shun

'spurn' is the definition.
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'quiet french article' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'sh' (both can be said to tell someone to be quiet).
'french article' becomes 'un' (indefinite article in French).
'sh'+'un'='SHUN'

(Other definitions for shun that I've seen before include "Persistently avoid" , "military command" , "Avoid contact" , "Deliberately avoid" , "Spurn; avoid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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