Doctor accepts the French exhibition (9)
I believe the answer is:
spectacle
'exhibition' is the definition.
(I have seen 'public exhibition' mean 'spectacle' so perhaps 'exhibition' could also mean 'spectacle')
'doctor accepts the french' is the wordplay.
'doctor' is an anagram indicator.
'the french' becomes 'le'.
'accepts' is an anagram of 'spectac'.
'spectac'+'le'='SPECTACLE'
(Other definitions for spectacle that I've seen before include "Remarkable sight" , "public exhibition" , "Wonder" , "one of a pair for viewers?" , "Something worth seeing" .)