Nothing in France holds society up (5)
I believe the answer is:
risen
'up' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'nothing in france holds society' is the wordplay.
'nothing in france' becomes 'rien' (I've seen this in another clue).
'holds' indicates putting letters inside.
'society' becomes 's' (common abbreviation in names of organisations).
'rien' enclosing 's' is 'RISEN'.
(Other definitions for risen that I've seen before include "mounted a rebellion" , "Out of bed" , "Ascended - revolted" , "Moved up" , "(Of sun) up" .)