Charge after sweeping road (12)
I believe the answer is:
thoroughfare
'road' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'charge after sweeping' is the wordplay.
'charge' becomes 'fare' (fare is a kind of charge**).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'sweeping' becomes 'thorough' (I've seen this before).
'fare' after 'thorough' is 'THOROUGHFARE'.
(Other definitions for thoroughfare that I've seen before include "highway" , "Public road" , "Access - road" , "Main road" , "Road or path" .)