Rent nothing in France about five (5)
I believe the answer is:
riven
'rent' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'nothing in france about five' is the wordplay.
'nothing in france' becomes 'rien' (I've seen this in another clue).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'five' becomes 'V' (Roman numeral).
'rien' going around 'v' is 'RIVEN'.
(Other definitions for riven that I've seen before include "Being cracked" , "Torn apart" , "Split" .)