Need peer to crush a Parisian uprising (6)
I believe the answer is:
penury
'need' is the definition.
(synonyms)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for penury that I've seen before include "privation" , "Real poverty" , "Destitution, need" , "State of poverty or destitution" , "Extreme destitution" .)