French article was first to include bird having no name (8)
I believe the answer is:
untitled
'having no name' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'french article was first to include bird' is the wordplay.
'french article' becomes 'un' (indefinite article in French).
'was first' becomes 'led' (to lead is to go first).
'to include' is an insertion indicator.
'bird' becomes 'tit' (tit is a kind of bird).
'un'+'led'='unled'
'unled' enclosing 'tit' is 'UNTITLED'.
(Other definitions for untitled that I've seen before include "Lacking a name - having no claim" , "Not yet given a name" , "Having no name or rank of nobility" , "commoner" , "Non-specific way to label painting" .)