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 really see how this works, but
'for' could be 'to' (eg both can mean 'in the opinion of') and 'to' is found in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'provides' acts as a 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" .)