Go out second to get the French record (5)
I believe the answer is:
sleep
'go out' is the definition.
'second to get the french record' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation**).
'to get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the french' becomes 'le'.
'record' becomes 'ep'.
's'+'le'+'ep'='SLEEP'
(Other definitions for sleep that I've seen before include "Natural state of unconscious rest" , "''... that knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care'' (Macbeth)" , "Wayne _; former Royal Ballet principal dancer" , "crash" , "Be dormant" .)