Look to Italy to welcome France (6)
I believe the answer is:
shufti
'look' is the definition.
(a quick or furtive look)
'to italy to welcome france' is the wordplay.
'to' becomes 'shut' (I've seen this before).
'italy' becomes 'i'.
'to welcome' is an insertion indicator (in sense of 'inviting in').
'france' becomes 'f'.
'shut'+'i'='shuti'
'shuti' enclosing 'f' is 'SHUFTI'.
(Other definitions for shufti that I've seen before include "Glance (colloq.)" , "Colloquial word for look" , "Gander" , "Quick look or reconnoitre" , "Quick look round" .)