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The French figure the Spanish to be flush (5)

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I believe the answer is:

level

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

'the french figure the spanish' is the wordplay.
'the french figure' becomes 'lev' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'lev'+'el'='LEVEL'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for level that I've seen before include "Palindromic storey" , "Device ot establish a flat surface" , "Come clean" , "Uniform" , "Floor; horizontal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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