Working in the kitchen, Bernard is out of French Bread (4)
I believe the answer is:
chef
'working in the kitchen bernard' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'out of french bread' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'french' could be 'f' and 'f' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'che' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'is' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chef that I've seen before include "Professional cook" , "one in the restaurant" , "French master" , "member of kitchen staff" , "Kitchen head" .)