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The fall of French currency (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

descent

'the fall' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'of french currency' is the wordplay.
'of french' becomes 'des' (I've seen this in other clues).
'currency' becomes 'cent' (cent is a kind of currency).
'des'+'cent'='DESCENT'

(Other definitions for descent that I've seen before include "Downward slope" , "line" , "A climb down" , "Fall" , "Drop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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