Attempt by the French to find accommodation for horses (6)
I believe the answer is:
stable
'for horses' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'attempt by the french' is the wordplay.
'attempt' becomes 'stab' (to have a stab is to attempt something).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'stab'+'le'='STABLE'
'to find accommodation' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stable that I've seen before include "Unchanging (condition); some racehorses" , "Steady, constant" , "Horse accommodation" , "Secure - fast - horses" , "Steady, unchanging" .)