Place in a ute and sit around (7)
I believe the answer is:
situate
'place' is the definition.
(situate can mean to place or position)
'a ute and sit around' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'ute' after 'sit' is 'situte'.
'a' put inside 'situte' is 'SITUATE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for situate that I've seen before include "station" , "Place in a particular location" , "Position" , "Locate" , "put in context" .)