French satirist (8)
I believe the answer is:
rabelais
'french satirist' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for rabelais that I've seen before include "Creator of Gargantua" , "teller of stories" , "Francois ......., 16th century French satirist - sort of base liar" , "French writer" , "Racy writer" .)