The French read around editorial (6)
I believe the answer is:
leader
'editorial' is the definition.
(both can mean a type of newspaper article)
'the french read around' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'around' indicates an anagram.
'read' is an anagram of 'ader'.
'le'+'ader'='LEADER'
(Other definitions for leader that I've seen before include "Director, guide" , "Editorial - chief" , "Principal player in an orchestra" , "One is ahead and shows the way" , "The one in charge of others" .)