Songbird the French name (5)

I believe the answer is:

title

'name' is the definition.
(I know this)

'songbird the french' is the wordplay.
'songbird' becomes 'tit' (tit is a type of songbird).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'tit'+'le'='TITLE'

(Other definitions for title that I've seen before include "inscription" , "Appellation of rank" , "Handle" , "label" , "Name of book, picture or rank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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