Bring together tips for making ancient thatched cottage homely (5)
I believe the answer is:
match
'bring together' is the definition.
(matching is a kind of bringing together)
'tips for making ancient thatched cottage homely' is the wordplay.
'tips for' suggests taking the first letters (letters at the tips of the words).
The first letters of 'making ancient thatched cottage homely' is 'MATCH'.
(Other definitions for match that I've seen before include "Partnership" , "Contest; correspond" , "Lighter; contest" , "You can have a love or shouting one" , "Marriage; game" .)