In the morning, tongs are forced between (7)
I believe the answer is:
amongst
'between' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in the morning tongs are forced' is the wordplay.
'in the morning' becomes 'am' (AM on a clock).
'are forced' indicates an anagram.
'tongs' is an anagram of 'ongst'.
'am'+'ongst'='AMONGST'
(Other definitions for amongst that I've seen before include "Having been absorbed, perhaps" , "In the middle of two or more" , "Together with" , "Amid" , "In the midst of" .)