Gossip picked up in this place, for example (7)
I believe the answer is:
hearsay
'gossip' is the definition.
(hearsay is a kind of gossip)
'picked up in this place for example' is the wordplay.
'picked up' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'in this place' becomes 'here' ('here' can be a synonym of 'in this place').
'for example' becomes 'say' (I've seen this before).
'here' is a homophone of 'hear'.
'hear'+'say'='HEARSAY'
(Other definitions for hearsay that I've seen before include "Gossip or idle talk - it's not evidence" , "speculation" , "Testimony not based on direct knowledge" , "Rumour or gossip - inadmissible as evidence" , "product of grapevine" .)