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Frenchman's natter with person kept inside? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gascon

'frenchman's' is the definition.
(someone from Gascony in France)

'natter with person kept inside?' is the wordplay.
'natter' becomes 'gas' (both can mean to chat).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'person kept inside?' becomes 'con' (short for convict).
'gas'+'con'='GASCON'

(Another definition for gascon that I've seen is " French dialect".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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