Perching places (6)
I believe the answer is:
roosts
'perching places' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for roosts that I've seen before include "Henhouses" , "Of bird, settles for sleep" , "Perches like the birds" , "So sort out for birds' perches" , "where people settled?" .)