Female in the forefront is not allowed freedom of movement (7)
I believe the answer is:
leashed
'not allowed freedom of movement' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'female in the forefront' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'she' ('she' refers to a woman).
'in the' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'forefront' becomes 'lead' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'she' placed into 'lead' is 'LEASHED'.
'is' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for leashed that I've seen is " restricted".)