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Pair of the French get nothing (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

duo

'pair' is the definition.
('duo' can be a synonym of 'pair')

'of the french get nothing' is the wordplay.
'of the french' becomes 'du'.
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'du'+'o'='DUO'

(Other definitions for duo that I've seen before include "Pair of singers" , "Pair of performers" , "Double act" , "Twosome" , "Two-person act" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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