Compact shelter placed in midst of scenery (7)
I believe the answer is:
entente
'compact' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'shelter placed in midst of scenery' is the wordplay.
'shelter' becomes 'tent' (tent is a kind of shelter).
'placed in' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'midst of' indicates the central letters.
The middle of 'scenery' is 'ene'.
'tent' inserted within 'ene' is 'ENTENTE'.
(Other definitions for entente that I've seen before include "Friendly alliance between states" , "A friendly underatanding between countries, may be cordiale" , "Diplomatic agreement" , "A friendly understanding between countries, may be cordial" , "Informal alliance" .)