Avoid terror gripping globe (7)
I believe the answer is:
forbear
'avoid' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'terror gripping globe' is the wordplay.
'terror' becomes 'fear' (I've seen this before).
'gripping' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are gripped).
'globe' becomes 'orb' (synonyms).
'fear' enclosing 'orb' is 'FORBEAR'.
(Other definitions for forbear that I've seen before include "Be patient" , "Hold back" , "Abstain" , "Refrain from doing something" .)