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Hard finance can supply a Quebecois, perhaps (6,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

french canadian

'a quebecois perhaps' is the definition.
(term for a francophone native of Quebec)

'hard finance can supply' is the wordplay.
'supply' indicates anagramming the letters (supply of letters to make).
'hard'+'finance'+'can'='hardfinancecan'
'hardfinancecan' is an anagram of 'FRENCH-CANADIAN'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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