Japanese art of paper folding (7)
I believe the answer is:
origami
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">japanese art of paper folding</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for origami that I've seen before include "Delicate operations" , "folding process" , "Paperwork, as it were" , "Art originally created in simple materials to design bird forms" , "Japanese craft of paper folding" .)