Dissent of Parisian with spirit returning (5)
I believe the answer is:
demur
'dissent' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'of parisian with spirit returning' is the wordplay.
'of parisian' becomes 'de'.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'spirit' becomes 'rum' (I've seen this before).
'returning' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'rum' back-to-front is 'mur'.
'de'+'mur'='DEMUR'
(Other definitions for demur that I've seen before include "Raise scruples" , "Raise objections" , "Dissent, object" , "Protest mildly, show reluctance" , "Cavil, dispute" .)