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A name for the French window, initially (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lew

'a name' is the definition.

'the french window initially' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'window' is 'w'.
'le'+'w'='LEW'

'for' is the link.

(Another definition for lew that I've seen is " Not overheated".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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