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Androgynous French number is on old flame (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unisex

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'androgynous' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'french number is on old flame' is the wordplay.
'french number' becomes 'un' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'old flame' becomes 'ex' (an ex-lover).
'un'+'is'+'ex'='UNISEX'

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(Other definitions for unisex that I've seen before include "like St Hilda's now, > but not St Trinian's!" , "Available to men and women, clothes or hairdressing salons" , "Suitable for male and female" , "for boys and girls" , "Of clothing, hairstyles etc - suitable for men and women" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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