European element occupying Parisian street as a set of followers? (7)
I believe the answer is:
retinue
'a set of followers?' is the definition.
'retinue' can be an answer for 'followers?' (retinue can mean an important person's followers). I am unsure of the 'a set of' bit.
'european element occupying parisian street' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'element' becomes 'tin' (tin is a kind of element).
'occupying' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters occupy or enter the word).
'parisian street' becomes 'rue' ('street' in French).
'e'+'tin'='etin'
'etin' inserted within 'rue' is 'RETINUE'.
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for retinue that I've seen before include "Cortege" , "Train; attendants" , "Suite of followers" , "Group of servants with important person" , "VIP's attendants" .)