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Lookout
boasts
note
is
in
French
(5-4)
Lookout boasts note is in French (5-4)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is Lookout, the high platform up a ship's mast. For the wordplay, build it in three chunks: boasts gives CROWS, note is abbreviated to N, and is in French is EST (the French for 'is'), all strung together in that order.