Explicit gesture about French from part of magazine? (7,6)
I believe the answer is:
graphic design
'part of magazine?' is the definition.
(a magazine uses graphic designers)
'explicit gesture about french from' is the wordplay.
'explicit' becomes 'graphic' (similar in meaning).
'gesture' becomes 'sign' (signing is a kind of gesturing).
'about' says to put letters next to each other.
'french from' becomes 'de' ('from' in French).
'sign' put after 'de' is 'design'.
'graphic'+'design'='GRAPHIC DESIGN'
(Another definition for graphic design that I've seen is " Process combining text and visuals for effect or communication".)