Pick up local American charger from the foundation to recharge one's batteries (6)
I believe the answer is:
arrest
'pick up local' is the definition.
'arrest' can be an answer for 'pick' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'up local' bit.
'american charger from the foundation to recharge one's batteries' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'a' (common abbreviation - e.g. in organisation names).
'charger from the foundation' becomes 'r' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to recharge one's batteries' becomes 'rest' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a'+'r'+'rest'='ARREST'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for arrest that I've seen before include "Sartre (anag) -- check" , "Stop or slow down the progress of" , "Stop (on suspicion)" , "Collar" , "Take into legal custody" .)