Even-handed European who in Paris sits on board (9)
I believe the answer is:
equitable
'even-handed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'european who in paris sits on board' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'who in paris' becomes 'qui' (French for 'who').
'sits on' says to put letters next to each other.
'board' becomes 'table' (both can mean food).
'e'+'qui'+'table'='EQUITABLE'
(Other definitions for equitable that I've seen before include "Even-handed" , "Fair, impartial" , "Fair to all parties" .)