Name the French workers' leader (3)

I believe the answer is:

lew

'name' is the definition.

'the french workers' leader' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'leader' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'workers' is 'w'.
'le'+'w'='LEW'

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

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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