M. Hulot's creator (4)
I believe the answer is:
tati
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">m hulot's creator</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Jacques Tati created Monsieur Hulot)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tati that I've seen before include "Jacques -, Fr. comedian" , "Jacques -- (Monsieur Hulot's Holiday)" , "Creator of Monsieur Hulot" , "Jacques ----, French filmmaker" , "Jacques ___ , French comic actor and film director, d. 1982" .)