Lived in sort of diesel train (11)
I believe the answer is:
residential
'lived' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can occasionally define each other.
'sort of diesel train' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates an anagram.
'diesel'+'train'='dieseltrain'
'dieseltrain' is an anagram of 'RESIDENTIAL'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for residential that I've seen before include "relative to a home" , "End listeria (anag.)" , "Suitable for houses" , "for dwelling" , "suitable for housing" .)