Appropriate to protect local sculpture, say (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
fine art
'sculpture say' is the definition.
(sculpture is a kind of fine art)
'appropriate to protect local' is the wordplay.
'appropriate' becomes 'fit' (similar in meaning).
'to protect' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are held or protected).
'local' becomes 'near' (I've seen this in another clue).
'fit' placed around 'near' is 'FINE ART'.
(Other definitions for fine art that I've seen before include "Such as painting, sculpture or architecture" , "aesthetic production" , "Thing of beauty" , "In after (anag) - painting, sculpture etc" , "Canvas perhaps" .)