Locating (6)
I believe the answer is:
siting
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">locating</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('site' can be a synonym of 'locate')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for siting that I've seen before include "Locating, positioning" , "Installing" , "Placing in a specific location" .)