Dire scene exploding in house (9)
I believe the answer is:
residence
'house' is the definition.
(I know that residence is a type of house)
'dire scene exploding' is the wordplay.
'exploding' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dire'+'scene'='direscene'
'direscene' anagrammed gives 'RESIDENCE'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for residence that I've seen before include "Dire scene (anag.)" , "Abode, home" , "bode" , "Place or house where one lives" , "The White House" .)