Cut of meat excellent in Paris - cordon bleu? (6)
I believe the answer is:
ribbon
'cordon bleu?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'cut of meat excellent in paris' is the wordplay.
'cut of meat' becomes 'rib' (rib is a kind of cut of meat).
'excellent in paris' becomes 'bon' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rib'+'bon'='RIBBON'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ribbon that I've seen before include "Thin strip of cloth" , "Narrow strip of fabric" , "Thin strip of material" , "Fabric woven in strip" , "Long strip of fabric" .)