What does the cryptic crossword clue "Seeds contributed to those French (7)" mean?

The definition is "Seeds". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). LENT (synonym="contributed") + ILS (synonym="those [in] French") = LENTILS; definition: "Seeds" The answer is LENTILS.

Seeds contributed to those French (7)

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