Corkscrew left at Paris, perhaps (6)
I believe the answer is:
spiral
'corkscrew' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'left at paris perhaps' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'at' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'paris' with letters rearranged gives 'spira'.
'l' after 'spira' is 'SPIRAL'.
(Other definitions for spiral that I've seen before include "Like some staircases" , "New Zealand native" , "Snail shell form" , "Shape of a coiled spring" , "Helical curve" .)