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The French can get this old language (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

latin

'this old language' is the definition.
(Latin is a dead language)

'the french can' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'la' (one of the French words for 'the').
'can' becomes 'tin' (both are metal containers).
'la'+'tin'='LATIN'

'get' is the link.

(Other definitions for latin that I've seen before include "The language of Virgil" , "language class" , "Hispanic, for example" , "Old Roman language" , "Language of Cicero" .)

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