Intended following of French resistance (8)
I believe the answer is:
defiance
'resistance' is the definition.
(defiance is a kind of resistance)
'intended following of french' is the wordplay.
'intended' becomes 'fiance' (I've seen this before).
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'of french' becomes 'de'.
'fiance' put after 'de' is 'DEFIANCE'.
(Other definitions for defiance that I've seen before include "confrontation" , "Insubordination" , "Aggressiveness" , "Refusal to comply" , "Challenging behaviour" .)