Child minders distraught, only occasionally seeing their town (13)
I believe the answer is:
kidderminster
'their town' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'child minders distraught only occasionally' is the wordplay.
'child' becomes 'kid' (synonyms).
'distraught' indicates anagramming the letters (an unsettled or upset order of the letters).
'only occasionally' becomes 'ter' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'minders' with letters rearranged gives 'dermins'.
'kid'+'dermins'+'ter'='KIDDERMINSTER'
'seeing' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kidderminster that I've seen before include "Carpet-making town of Worcestershire" , "Town on the Stour" , "in the Midlands" , "Town renowned for carpets" , "Carpet town" .)