Go from place to place to acquire device (6)
I believe the answer is:
gadget
'device' is the definition.
(I know that gadget is a type of device)
'go from place to place to acquire' is the wordplay.
'go from place to place' becomes 'gad' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to acquire' becomes 'get' ('get' can be a synonym of 'acquire').
'gad'+'get'='GADGET'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gadget that I've seen before include "Device or invention" , "Ingenious little device" , "Small ingenious device" , "Handy device" , "Mechanical contrivance" .)