Two Frenchmen battling with Interpol as in The Saint (5,7)
I believe the answer is:
simon templar
'the saint' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'two frenchmen battling with interpol as' is the wordplay.
'two frenchmen' means two replacements for 'frenchman'.
'frenchman' becomes 'm' (abbreviation for Monsieur - like 'Mr').
'frenchman' becomes 'm' (abbreviation for Monsieur - like 'Mr').
'battling with' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'battle' mean this (the letters disrupted as if in battle)).
'm'+'m'='mm'
'interpol'+'as'='interpolas'
'mm' anagrammed with 'interpolas' makes 'SIMON TEMPLAR'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?