Boarding-house cultivated no pines (7)
I believe the answer is:
pension
'boarding-house' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'cultivated no pines' is the wordplay.
'cultivated' indicates an anagram.
'no'+'pines'='nopines'
'nopines' is an anagram of 'PENSION'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pension that I've seen before include "Regular payment for older people" , "Retiree's income" , "Nice little hotel" , "Retired person's income" , "Bed and breakfast or small hotel in France" .)