Thinking of French freedom (12)

I believe the answer is:

deliberation

'thinking' is the definition.
(I know that deliberation is a type of planning)

'of french freedom' is the wordplay.
'of french' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'freedom' becomes 'liberation'.
'de'+'liberation'='DELIBERATION'

(Other definitions for deliberation that I've seen before include "Long and careful consideration" , "decision-making process" , "Considering" , "Careful thought" , "Thinking about" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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