Conspicuous way to protect a right (7)
I believe the answer is:
salient
'conspicuous' is the definition.
('salient' can be similar in meaning to 'conspicuous')
'way to protect a right' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (**).
'to protect' indicates putting letters inside.
'right' becomes 'lien' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'lien'='alien'
'st' going around 'alien' is 'SALIENT'.
(Other definitions for salient that I've seen before include "Outstanding - it's lean (anag)" , "obvious" , "part of defences" , "defence work" , "Leaping (heraldry)" .)