Transported sitar to the French philosopher (9)
I believe the answer is:
aristotle
'philosopher' is the definition.
(I know that Aristotle is a philosopher)
'transported sitar to the french' is the wordplay.
'transported' indicates an anagram.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'sitar'+'to'='sitarto'
'sitarto' with letters rearranged gives 'aristot'.
'aristot'+'le'='ARISTOTLE'
(Other definitions for aristotle that I've seen before include "philosophy tutor" , "Totaliser for the great Greek philosopher of old" , "Ancient Greek philosopher" , "Ancient Athenian philosopher, pupil of Plato" , "Peripatetic teacher" .)