Relative leaving the French boy without clothes (6)
I believe the answer is:
unclad
'relative' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'the french boy without clothes' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'boy' could be 'ad' and 'ad' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'leaving' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unclad that I've seen before include "In one's birthday suit" , "Naked" , "having abandoned habit" , "Undressed" , "with nothing on" .)