Good property to develop slowly (7)
I believe the answer is:
gestate
'develop slowly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'good property' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'good' could be 'g' (abbreviation) and 'g' is found in the answer.
'property' could be 'estate' (estate is a kind of property) and 'estate' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gestate that I've seen before include "Develop (idea, foetus)" , "Evolve, ripen" , "Develop over time" , "Carry in the womb" , "Develop slowly" .)