Ptrepared to caress philosopher (8)
I believe the answer is:
socrates
'philosopher' is the definition.
(Socrates is an example)
'ptrepared to caress' is the wordplay.
'to caress' can be anagrammed to 'SOCRATES'.
Though, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for socrates that I've seen before include "Athenian philosopher who was teacher to Plato" , "Ancient Greek" , "Man philosophically questioning" , "old question-master?" , "Legendary footballer" .)