Notes found on Scot featuring in paper being bold (7)
I believe the answer is:
defiant
'bold' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'notes found on scot featuring in paper' is the wordplay.
'notes' becomes 'de' (**).
'found on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'scot' becomes 'ian'.
'featuring in' indicates putting letters inside.
'paper' becomes 'ft'.
'ian' placed within 'ft' is 'fiant'.
'de'+'fiant'='DEFIANT'
'being' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for defiant that I've seen before include "Open resistance" , "Fainted, being rebellious" , "Boldly resisting" , "Disobedient" , "Openly resisting" .)