A Pole carrying a Parisian about? (6)
I believe the answer is:
around
'about?' is the definition.
('around' can be a synonym of 'about')
'a pole carrying a parisian' is the wordplay.
'pole' becomes 'rod' (synonyms).
'carrying' indicates putting letters inside.
'a parisian' becomes 'un' ('a' in French).
'rod' going around 'un' is 'round'.
'a'+'round'='AROUND'
(Other definitions for around that I've seen before include "More or less" , "Close to" , "On every side" , "On all sides or near" , "Somewhere in the vicinity" .)