Open a French shawl (6)
I believe the answer is:
unwrap
'open' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a french shawl' is the wordplay.
'a french' becomes 'un' ('a' in French).
'shawl' becomes 'wrap' (I've seen this in another clue).
'un'+'wrap'='UNWRAP'
(Other definitions for unwrap that I've seen before include "Reveal" , "Remove the covering from" , "Remove packaging from" , "Undo" , "peel" .)