A gift coppers are not happy about (7)
I believe the answer is:
present
'a gift' is the definition.
(present is a kind of gift)
'coppers are not happy about' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'coppers' could be 'p' and 'p' is found within the answer.
'not' could be 'nt' (synonyms) and 'nt' is found in the answer.
'about' could be 're' (regarding) and 're' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'se' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
(Other definitions for present that I've seen before include "host" , "Reveal < a gift" , "in a particular place" , "able to be registered" , "See 12" .)