Corkscrew left at Paris, perhaps (6)
I believe the answer is:
spiral
'corkscrew' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'left at paris perhaps' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'paris' with letters rearranged gives 'spira'.
'l' put after 'spira' is 'SPIRAL'.
(Other definitions for spiral that I've seen before include "Like some staircases" , "New Zealand native" , "Snail shell form" , "Shape of a coiled spring" , "Helical curve" .)