Are put into a home - the one easiest to travel to (7)
I believe the answer is:
nearest
'one easiest to travel to' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'are put into a home' is the wordplay.
'put into' indicates putting letters inside.
'a home' becomes 'nest' (a bird's home).
'are' put into 'nest' is 'NEAREST'.
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nearest that I've seen before include "Rat seen (anag.)" , "Most imminent - most mean" , "touching?" , "Closest among relatives" , "most like Scrooge at first" .)