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Symbol of French corruption (6)

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I believe the answer is:

device

'symbol' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'of french corruption' is the wordplay.
'of french' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'corruption' becomes 'vice' (moral corruption).
'de'+'vice'='DEVICE'

(Other definitions for device that I've seen before include "Trick; heraldic design" , "Plan, scheme, trick" , "Appliance; scheme" , "something mechanical?" , "Scheme, trick; item of equipment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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