Noble award provides location for stud? (7)
I believe the answer is:
earlobe
'location for stud?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'noble award' is the wordplay.
'noble' becomes 'earl' (earl is a kind of noble).
'award' becomes 'OBE' (Order of the British Empire).
'earl'+'obe'='EARLOBE'
'provides' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for earlobe that I've seen before include "place to hang jewelry" , "low part of organ" , "something of a listener" , "that could have a ring to it" , "It depends on the listener" .)