Intermediate to put down stake, then go north (7)
I believe the answer is:
between
'intermediate to' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'down stake then go north' is the wordplay.
'down stake' becomes 'bet' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'down' bit.).
'then' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'go' becomes 'wee' (both can mean to urinate).
'north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'bet'+'wee'+'n'='BETWEEN'
'put' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for between that I've seen before include "Amongst" , "needle, not the smallest"" , "Don't tell anyone else..." , "In the intervening space" , "In the space dividing" .)