A duke stops animal cry in grassy area (6)
I believe the answer is:
meadow
'grassy area' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a duke stops animal cry' is the wordplay.
'duke' becomes 'd' (abbreviation).
'stops' indicates putting letters inside (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'animal cry' becomes 'meow' (meow is a kind of cry. I am not sure about the 'animal' bit.).
'a'+'d'='ad'
'ad' placed within 'meow' is 'MEADOW'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for meadow that I've seen before include "Piece of grassland" , "area of grassland" , "Hayfield" , "In rural location" , "A field of rich grass" .)