Mother's boxes manage to be places for keeping curiosities? (7)
I believe the answer is:
museums
'be places for keeping curiosities?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'mother's boxes manage' is the wordplay.
'mother's' becomes 'mums' (mum is a kind of mother).
'boxes' indicates putting letters inside (the outside letters must 'box' inside letters in).
'manage' becomes 'use'.
'mums' going around 'use' is 'MUSEUMS'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for museums that I've seen before include "Places like the V&A" , "Sue's mum (anag.)" , "Louvre and V&A?" .)