Background or surroundings (7)
I believe the answer is:
setting
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">background</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that background can be written as setting)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">surroundings</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(setting is a kind of surroundings)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for setting that I've seen before include "Going down (of the sun)" , "Writing puzzles, perhaps" , "Gem''s mounting - stage scenery" , "Place where an event takes place" , "Surroundings; hardening" .)