Cryptic crossword clue
Marks scale of French usage essentially in grids 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word GRADUATES

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The straight part
We know that "Marks scale" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case marks scale = graduates.
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What does GRADUATES mean?

GRADUATES noun
  1. A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
  2. A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
  3. A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
  4. A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
GRADUATES verb
  1. To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
  2. To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
  3. To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
  4. To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
  5. To change gradually.
  6. To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
  7. To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
  8. To taper, as the tail of certain birds.

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