Repeatedly attacks number of French in schools (6)
I believe the answer is:
pounds
'french in schools' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'repeatedly attacks number of' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'number' could be 'd' (D is an example) and 'd' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'puns' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pounds that I've seen before include "Strikes; money" , "Sterling units of money or weights" , "Sterling units or imperial weights" , "UK monetary units" , "Money and measures" .)