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Transfer of French caught on a lake (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decal

'transfer' is the definition.
(design transferred onto a surface)

'of french caught on a lake' is the wordplay.
'of french' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'lake' becomes 'L' (geographical abbreviation).
'de'+'c'+'a'+'l'='DECAL'

(Another definition for decal that I've seen is " Transfer - laced (anag)".)

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