Gold figure kept in empty cabinet for crown (7)
I believe the answer is:
coronet
'crown' is the definition.
(I know that coronet is a type of crown)
'gold figure kept in empty cabinet' is the wordplay.
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'figure' becomes 'one' (a numerical figure).
'kept in' indicates putting letters inside.
'empty' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'cabinet' with its middle removed is 'ct'.
'or'+'one'='orone'
'orone' put within 'ct' is 'CORONET'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for coronet that I've seen before include "jewelled headdress" , "Circular floral head decoration" , "in the band" , "Small crown" , "mark of noble rank?" .)