Bears in street with last of zookeepers (6)
I believe the answer is:
stands
'bears' is the definition.
('stand' can be a synonym of 'bear')
'street with last of zookeepers' is the wordplay.
'street' becomes 'st'.
'with' becomes 'and'.
'last of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'zookeepers' is 's'.
'st'+'and'+'s'='STANDS'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for stands that I've seen before include "Structures where people sit to watch, oddly" , "Places upright" , "Rises to one's feet" , "Remains valid" , "In which to sit at football matches" .)