Spied so furtively in place (7)
I believe the answer is:
dispose
'place' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'spied so furtively' is the wordplay.
'furtively' indicates an anagram (an anagram secretly hiding in the letters).
'spied'+'so'='spiedso'
'spiedso' anagrammed gives 'DISPOSE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for dispose that I've seen before include "Spies do (anag) - get rid of" , "make an arrangement" , "Place in order (as God does)" , "Incline" , "Arrange - to get rid (of)" .)