Done the French way? (5)
I believe the answer is:
fried
'done' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'french way?' is the wordplay.
'french' becomes 'fr' (abbreviation).
'way?' becomes 'ied' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'fr'+'ied'='FRIED'
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fried that I've seen before include "Cooked in oil" , "Sauteed" , "Cooked on a hot surface" , "Such as cooking chips" , "Cooked in fat" .)