Import models in barge (7)
I believe the answer is:
bearing
'import' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'models in barge' is the wordplay.
'models' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'barge'='inbarge'
'inbarge' with letters rearranged gives 'BEARING'.
(Other definitions for bearing that I've seen before include "north?" , "circular form?" , "Posture" , "Position" , "Carriage; relevance" .)