French love embracing right for protection (6)
I believe the answer is:
armour
'protection' is the definition.
(armour is a kind of protection)
'french love embracing right' is the wordplay.
'french love' becomes 'amour' (I've seen this before).
'embracing' is an insertion indicator.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'amour' going around 'r' is 'ARMOUR'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for armour that I've seen before include "Protective covering for battle" , "Protective covering for the body" , "Chain mail, e.g." , "Protective clothing" , "Old warrior's suit" .)