Cunning action made with the French in view (7)
I believe the answer is:
sleight
'cunning action' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the french in view' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'view' becomes 'sight' (synonyms).
'le' put into 'sight' is 'SLEIGHT'.
'made with' is the link.
(Other definitions for sleight that I've seen before include "Manual dexterity" , "Artful trick" , "Tricky cunning" , "distraction?" , "Skilful deception" .)