Cordial friend in France wired message (8)
I believe the answer is:
amicable
'cordial' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'friend in france wired message' is the wordplay.
'friend in france' becomes 'ami' ('friend' in French).
'wired message' becomes 'cable' (as in sending a cable to someone. I am not sure about the 'wired' bit.).
'ami'+'cable'='AMICABLE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for amicable that I've seen before include "Of friendly disposition, good-natured" , "not hostile" , "Male cab I change to, just to be friendly" , "Friendly and sociable" , "Of friendly and affable disposition" .)