Cuisine or couture preceder (5)
I believe the answer is:
haute
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cuisine or couture preceder</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for haute that I've seen before include "High class fashion is ..... couture" , "... cuisine is high-class cookery" .)