Writer getting no French standard (6)
I believe the answer is:
pennon
'standard' is the definition.
(I know that pennon is a type of standard)
'writer getting no french' is the wordplay.
'writer' becomes 'pen' (something which writes).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'no french' becomes 'non' ('no' in French).
'pen'+'non'='PENNON'
(Other definitions for pennon that I've seen before include "Knight's personal flag" , "Ship's tapering flag" , "Small triangular flag" , "Pointed flag" , "Long narrow triangular flag" .)