The French entry is representative (6)
I believe the answer is:
legate
'is representative' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the french entry' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'entry' becomes 'gate' (I've seen this in another clue).
'le'+'gate'='LEGATE'
(Other definitions for legate that I've seen before include "Emissary representing the Pope" , "Envoy - pope's representative" , "messenger for the Pope" , "papal emissary" , "Papal envoy from Galtee" .)