Follow jailbird with a record (7)
I believe the answer is:
conform
'follow' is the definition.
(I know that follow is a more specific form of the action obey)
'jailbird with a record' is the wordplay.
'jailbird' becomes 'con' (I've seen this in other clues).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a record' becomes 'form' (I've seen this before).
'con'+'form'='CONFORM'
(Other definitions for conform that I've seen before include "Adapt" , "Comply with accepted rules" , "Match" , "Follow the crowd" , "Toe the line" .)