Result in French is absent from publication (5)
I believe the answer is:
ensue
'result' is the definition.
(to ensue is to occur or result)
'in french is absent from publication' is the wordplay.
'in french' becomes 'en' ('in' in French).
'absent from' is a deletion indicator.
'publication' becomes 'issue' (issue is a kind of publication).
'issue' with 'is' taken out is 'sue'.
'en'+'sue'='ENSUE'
(Other definitions for ensue that I've seen before include "Come along afterwards" , "Occur afterwards" , "Follow as a consequence" , "Cultivate plants/vegetables" , "succeed" .)