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The French worker was inclined (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leant

'was inclined' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the french worker' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'le'+'ant'='LEANT'

(Other definitions for leant that I've seen before include "bent over" , "Had tendency" , "Advanced" , "Rested sideways (on something)" , "Tilted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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