Brooder featured in Caribbean country rock combo (9)
I believe the answer is:
incubator
'brooder' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'in caribbean country rock combo' is the wordplay.
'caribbean country' becomes 'cuba' (country in the Caribbean).
'rock' becomes 'tor' (a tor is a rocky peak).
'combo' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'in'+'cuba'+'tor'='INCUBATOR'
'featured' is the link.
This may not be correct. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for incubator that I've seen before include "Bird hatchery" , "Where to find eggs" , "hospital equipment" , "Apparatus for hatching eggs" , "what will help early life?" .)