Barely injected French cleric,… (4)
I believe the answer is:
abbe
'french cleric' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abbe that I've seen before include "French clergyman" , "address for a priest" , "Leading cleric" , "Continental priest" , "French abbot" .)