Forced to stare at an appliance (7)
I believe the answer is:
toaster
'an appliance' is the definition.
(toaster is a kind of appliance)
'forced to stare' is the wordplay.
'forced' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to'+'stare'='tostare'
'tostare' anagrammed gives 'TOASTER'.
'at' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for toaster that I've seen before include "Machine for making brown bread?" , "At store (anag.)" , "something in kitchen" , "Person with role at wedding reception" , "Kitchen device" .)