Delayed housing over cold spot (6)
I believe the answer is:
locate
'spot' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'delayed housing over cold' is the wordplay.
'delayed' becomes 'late' (I've seen this before).
'housing' is an insertion indicator.
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation**).
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'o'+'c'='oc'
'late' going around 'oc' is 'LOCATE'.
(Other definitions for locate that I've seen before include "Lay one's hands on (something)" , "Pinpoint the position" , "Discover place where thing is" , "Find or situate" , "Find - position" .)