French article marked as not noticed (9)
I believe the answer is:
unspotted
'not noticed' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can sometimes define each other.
'french article marked' is the wordplay.
'french article' becomes 'un' (indefinite article in French).
'marked' becomes 'spotted' (spotting is a kind of marking).
'un'+'spotted'='UNSPOTTED'
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unspotted that I've seen before include "Without (moral) blemish" , "completely pure?" , "as a leopard isn't?" , "Not made out" , "free from moral stigma" .)