People here around the west let it simmer for a while (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
irish stew
'people here around the west let it simmer for a while' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'people here around the west' is the wordplay.
'people here' becomes 'irish' (the Irish are the people of Ireland. I am not sure about the 'here' bit.).
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'west' with letters rearranged gives 'stew'.
'irish'+'stew'='IRISH STEW'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for irish stew that I've seen before include "Mutton and vegetable dish" , "Dish of meat, onions, potatoes etc" , "Mutton/onion/potato dish" , "Traditional simmered dish of mutton, potato and onions" , "food" .)