Untrue accounts from France: irritating affliction (4)
I believe the answer is:
fibs
'untrue accounts' is the definition.
'france irritating affliction' is the wordplay.
'france' becomes 'f'.
'irritating affliction' becomes 'ibs' (Irritable Bowel Syndrome abbreviation).
'f'+'ibs'='FIBS'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for fibs that I've seen before include "Trivial lies as by child" , "Harmless little lies" , "Little white lies" .)