A little volume on old French president (6)
![Ross](/clue/static/ross-mug.min.png)
I believe the answer is:
chirac
'french president' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chirac that I've seen before include "Jacques, French president 1995-2007" , "Jacques --, former French president" .)