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Stumble before the French start event (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

triple jump

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

'stumble before the french start' is the wordplay.
'stumble' becomes 'trip' (synonyms).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'start' becomes 'jump' (synonyms).
'trip'+'le'+'jump'='TRIPLE JUMP'

(Other definitions for triple jump that I've seen before include "Athletic event" , "Three-step event" , "Athletics event" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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