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The French likely to get jumped (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leapt

'jumped' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'the french likely' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'likely' becomes 'apt' (similar in meaning).
'le'+'apt'='LEAPT'

'to get' is the link.

(Other definitions for leapt that I've seen before include "Bounded, sprang" , "Jumped on plate" , "gone up dramatically" , "Jumped a long way" , "rose fast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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