Precaution giving dodgy gift horse (9)
I believe the answer is:
foresight
'precaution' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'dodgy gift horse' is the wordplay.
'dodgy' indicates an anagram.
'gift'+'horse'='gifthorse'
'gifthorse' with letters rearranged gives 'FORESIGHT'.
'giving' is the link.
(Other definitions for foresight that I've seen before include "Prudence" , "Power of prediction" , "Clairvoyance" , "Ability to anticipate" , "Caution" .)