Like some income a Parisian press chief keeps close by? (8)
I believe the answer is:
unearned
'like some income' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a parisian press chief keeps close by?' is the wordplay.
'a parisian' becomes 'un'.
'press chief' becomes 'ed' (I've seen this in other clues).
'keeps' indicates putting letters inside.
'close by?' becomes 'near' (I've seen this before).
'un'+'ed'='uned'
'uned' placed around 'near' is 'UNEARNED'.
(Other definitions for unearned that I've seen before include "Not deserved" , "Not gained by labour" , "Unmerited" , "Not merited by work, like some income" .)