Japanese art of paper folding (7)
I believe the answer is:
origami
'japanese art of paper folding' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for origami that I've seen before include "Delicate operations" , "folding process" , "Paperwork, as it were" , "Art originally created in simple materials to design bird forms" , "Japanese craft of paper folding" .)