Quite right, dad, France lost (6)
I believe the answer is:
rather
'quite' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'right dad france lost' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'dad' becomes 'father' (I've seen this in another clue).
'france' becomes 'f'.
'lost' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'father' with 'f' taken away is 'ather'.
'r'+'ather'='RATHER'
(Other definitions for rather that I've seen before include "To a limited degree" , "On the contrary; more precisely" , "On the contrary or to some extent" , "More precisely; instead of" , "Yes, please!" .)