Place found before school takeover (6)
I believe the answer is:
putsch
'takeover' is the definition.
(I know that takeover can be written as putsch)
'place found before school' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'put' (synonyms).
'found before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'school' becomes 'sch' (abbreviation).
'put'+'sch'='PUTSCH'
(Other definitions for putsch that I've seen before include "Violent attempt to overthrow a government" , "Violent revolt" , "Change of government by force" , "political revolt" , "A sudden political rebellion" .)