Almost overlook blacksmith's place (5)
I believe the answer is:
forge
'place' is the definition.
(I know that forge is a type of hearth)
'almost overlook' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (almost the whole word is kept).
'overlook' becomes 'forget' (forgetting is a kind of overlooking).
'forget' with its final letter removed is 'FORGE'.
'blacksmith's' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for forge that I've seen before include "Create by hammering" , "Furnace for heating metal" , "Counterfeit - smithy" , "Ironworks" , "Fabricate" .)