Place for a driver to stop (3)
I believe the answer is:
pit
'place' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pit that I've seen before include "Mine; fruit stone" , "Large hole; fruit stone" , "Where racing cars refuel" , "Place for the accompanying orchestra" , "Coalmine" .)