Parisian delicacy? Parisian is importing a load (8)
I believe the answer is:
escargot
'parisian delicacy?' is the definition.
'escargot' can be an answer for 'delicacy?' (I have seen 'French delicacy' mean 'escargot' so perhaps 'delicacy' could also mean 'escargot'). I am unsure of the 'parisian' bit.
'parisian is importing a load' is the wordplay.
'parisian is' becomes 'est' ('is' in French).
'importing' is an insertion indicator.
'a load' becomes 'cargo' ('cargo' can be a synonym of 'load').
'est' going around 'cargo' is 'ESCARGOT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for escargot that I've seen before include "One continually moving house" , "Edible snail (from Fr.)" , "slow food?" , "French delicacy" , "A dish of cooked land snails" .)