Born in France she is lovely woman (5)
I believe the answer is:
belle
'lovely woman' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'born in france she' is the wordplay.
'born' becomes 'b' (common abbreviation).
'in france she' becomes 'elle' ('she' in French).
'b'+'elle'='BELLE'
'is' is the link.
(Other definitions for belle that I've seen before include "Most attractive girl" , "Girl who's fetching" , "Lovely girl" , "dish" , "-- Epoque, before the Great War" .)