Allow the French to pursue bean recipe (6)
I believe the answer is:
enable
'allow' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'the french to pursue bean recipe' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'to pursue' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'recipe' is an anagram indicator.
'bean' with letters rearranged gives 'enab'.
'le' after 'enab' is 'ENABLE'.
(Other definitions for enable that I've seen before include "Provide with means or opportunity" , "Capacitate" , "Render capable" , "Make possible, give the means to do something" , "Allow" .)