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Twice the French turned magnanimous in being distinct (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legible

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'distinct' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'twice the french turned magnanimous in' is the wordplay.
'twice' shows that letters should be duplicated.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'turned' says the letters should be written backwards.
'magnanimous' becomes 'big' (synonyms).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'big' reversed gives 'gib'.
'le' doubled is 'lele'.
'lele' going around 'gib' is 'LEGIBLE'.

'being' is the link.

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(Other definitions for legible that I've seen before include "Well written" , "Clear enough to read" , "possible to make out" , "Possible to read" , "Decipherable" .)

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