Softly trace around a copy (7)
I believe the answer is:
replica
'copy' is the definition.
(I know that replica is a type of copy)
'softly trace around a' is the wordplay.
'softly' becomes 'p' (short for piano, musical term for softly).
'trace' becomes 'relic' (I've seen this before).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'p' placed into 'relic' is 'replic'.
'replic'+'a'='REPLICA'
(Other definitions for replica that I've seen before include "Facsimile" , "I parcel (anag) - reproduction" , "Parcel I made into an exact copy" , "Perfect copy" , "Parcel I arranged as exact copy" .)