Failures of French achievements (7)
I believe the answer is:
defeats
'failures' is the definition.
(I know this)
'of french achievements' is the wordplay.
'of french' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'achievements' becomes 'feats' (feat is a kind of achievement).
'de'+'feats'='DEFEATS'
I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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