New place is not common (7)
I believe the answer is:
special
'common' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'new place is' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'place'+'is'='placeis'
'placeis' with letters rearranged gives 'SPECIAL'.
'not' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for special that I've seen before include "Quite out of the ordinary" , "Rare, valuable" , "Different from usual" , "Out of the ordinary, singular" , "Distinctive, exceptional" .)