Writer is the first person in Paris and its Italian equivalent (6)
I believe the answer is:
jerome
'writer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the first person in paris and its italian equivalent' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'first person' could be 'me' (first-person pronoun) and 'me' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'is' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for jerome that I've seen before include "writer" , "and 19 Across: American composer of songs" , "-- K --, English author" , "-- Kern, US composer" , "- K. -, author (Three Men in a Boat)" .)