Throw French article and laugh (7)
I believe the answer is:
chuckle
'laugh' is the definition.
(I know that chuckle is a type of laugh)
'throw french article' is the wordplay.
'throw' becomes 'chuck' (chucking is a kind of throwing).
'french article' becomes 'le' (definite article in French).
'chuck'+'le'='CHUCKLE'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for chuckle that I've seen before include "Tittering laugh" , "A quiet or half-suppressed laugh" , "Laugh quietly" , "Muted laugh" , "Chortle" .)