Being French, like Mimi, she stutters a little (4)

I believe the answer is:

fifi

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'mimi she stutters a little' is the definition.
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'being french like' is the wordplay.
'being french' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'like' becomes 'ifi' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'f'+'ifi'='FIFI'

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