It's dear with legs apart (7)
I believe the answer is:
astride
'with legs apart' is the definition.
(as in sitting astride a horse)
'it's dear' is the wordplay.
'it's dear' can be anagrammed to 'ASTRIDE'.
But, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for astride that I've seen before include "Standing over amid tirades" , "Extending across" , "With legs stretched apart - tirades (anag)" , "With one leg on either side, as sitting on horse" , "On top of" .)