Pain ___ (French toast, to the French) Crossword Clue

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Pain ___ (French toast, to the French) Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

FRENCH (noun)
1. the people of France
2. United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
FRENCH (adjective)
1. of or pertaining to France or the people of France
FRENCH (verb)
1. cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking
TOAST (noun)
1. a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
2. a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
TOAST (verb)
1. propose a toast to
2. make brown and crisp by heating

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