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Stop of French Express not right (6)

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I believe the answer is:

detain

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'stop' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'of french express not right' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'of french' could be 'de' ('of' in French) and 'de' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for detain that I've seen before include "Hang on to" , "Delay, arrest" , "Hold or keep back, maybe for questioning" , "Ate din (anag.)" , "Keep (someone) held in custody" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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