The French hut held together with rope? (6)
I believe the answer is:
lashed
'held together with rope?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'the french hut' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'la' ('the' in French).
'hut' becomes 'shed' (hut in a garden).
'la'+'shed'='LASHED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lashed that I've seen before include "Tied; whipped" , "Hit" , "Flogged" , "Verbally attacked" , "Tied -- beaten" .)