Delicately hold card broken by the French (6)
I believe the answer is:
cradle
'delicately hold' is the definition.
'cradle' can be an answer for 'hold' (cradling is a kind of holding). I'm unsure of the 'delicately' bit.
'card broken by the french' is the wordplay.
'broken by' indicates anagramming the letters (a broken form of the letters).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'card' with letters rearranged gives 'crad'.
'crad'+'le'='CRADLE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cradle that I've seen before include "Hold gently and protectively" , "Cot for a small baby" , "Crib on rockers" , "Infant's bed" , "Bassinet" .)