Preferred a thing from Paris (5)
I believe the answer is:
chose
This clue is a double definition.
'preferred' is the first definition.
('choose' can be a synonym of 'prefer')
'a thing from paris' is the second definition.
('chose' means a thing in French)
(Other definitions for chose that I've seen before include "article from Paris" , "item from Paris" , "Picked" , "Determined" , "Selected" .)