Cautious deployment of fur and lace (7)
I believe the answer is:
careful
'cautious' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'deployment of fur and lace' is the wordplay.
'deployment of' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'deployment' mean this (letters deployed in a new way)).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'fur' put after 'lace' is 'lacefur'.
'lacefur' is an anagram of 'CAREFUL'.
(Other definitions for careful that I've seen before include "'Prudent, cautious (7)'" , "Thrifty" , "Attentive" , "Guarded" , "Exercising caution" .)