The French got complicated release (5)

I believe the answer is:

letgo

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'release' is the definition.
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'the french got complicated' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'complicated' indicates an anagram (a complex or confusing ordering of the letters).
'got' anagrammed gives 'tgo'.
'le'+'tgo'='LETGO'

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