Boards in French schools (8)
I believe the answer is:
entrains
'boards' is the definition.
(entraining is a kind of boarding)
'in french schools' is the wordplay.
'in french' becomes 'en' (French word for 'in').
'schools' becomes 'trains' (training is a kind of schooling).
'en'+'trains'='ENTRAINS'
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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