Found a new place, having struggled after the start to house alien (9)
I believe the answer is:
resettled
'house alien' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'found a new place having struggled after the start' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'place' could be 'settle' (settling is a kind of placing) and 'settle' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'red' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for resettled that I've seen before include "moved elsewhere" , "found new home" , "paid again" , "Again took up residence" .)