Place to thicken stew (7)
I believe the answer is:
kitchen
'place' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'thicken stew' is the wordplay.
'stew' indicates anagramming the letters.
'thicken' anagrammed gives 'KITCHEN'.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kitchen that I've seen before include "where food is a concern" , "Cook's place" , "Proverbial place of uncomfortable heat" , "part of house" , "Room for food" .)