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The French Norseman? (3)

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I believe the answer is:

len

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'the french norseman?' is the definition.
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'the french norseman?' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'norseman?' becomes 'n' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'le'+'n'='LEN''

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(Other definitions for len that I've seen before include "Boy" , "Sir - - Hutton" , "Leonard (dim.)" , "- - Hutton, cricketer" , "-- Deighton, author" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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