Answer from employer finally that is encapsulating job (7)
I believe the answer is:
riposte
'answer' is the definition.
(riposting is a kind of answering)
'employer finally that is encapsulating job' is the wordplay.
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
'that is' becomes 'ie' ('i.e.' can be a synonym of 'that is').
'encapsulating' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'job' becomes 'post' (post is a kind of job).
The last letter of 'employer' is 'r'.
'ie' going around 'post' is 'iposte'.
'r'+'iposte'='RIPOSTE'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for riposte that I've seen before include "Witty retort" , "Fencing counterattack" , "Repartee; quick thrust (fencing)" , "Quick and witty reply" , "Reply, response" .)