Bury provides a settlement for Tom and Ben (6)
I believe the answer is:
entomb
'bury' is the definition.
(I know that bury can be written as entomb)
'a settlement for tom and ben' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'for' could be 'to' (eg both can mean 'in the opinion of') and 'to' is located in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'provides' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for entomb that I've seen before include "put away body" , "Cover - bury - hide" , "Bury, place in a crypt" , "shut up patients?" , "Inter" .)