Chicken on top of stove turns golden (7)
I believe the answer is:
yellows
'turns golden' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'chicken on top of stove' is the wordplay.
'chicken' becomes 'yellow' (as in cowardly).
'on top of' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'stove' is 's'.
'yellow'+'s'='YELLOWS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for yellows that I've seen before include "Primary colours" , "Turns lurid, perhaps" , "as broadsheet influenced by The Sun does?" , "shades of autumn?" , "shows age" .)