Plots involve danger close to Paris (7)
I believe the answer is:
gardens
'plots' is the definition.
(garden is a kind of plot)
'involve danger close to paris' is the wordplay.
'involve' indicates anagramming the letters.
'close to' suggests the final letters (the close/ending of).
The last letter of 'paris' is 's'.
'danger' is an anagram of 'garden'.
'garden'+'s'='GARDENS'
(Other definitions for gardens that I've seen before include "Cultivated grounds" , "Ornamental grounds" , "Green public spaces" , "In which you find weeds" , "Personal plots of ground" .)