Coiled around and submissive (6)
I believe the answer is:
docile
'submissive' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'coiled around' is the wordplay.
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'coiled' anagrammed gives 'DOCILE'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for docile that I've seen before include "asleep?" , "Gentle and biddable" , "Gentle, tame" , "Willing to learn" , "Tractable and pliant" .)