Provide place for retirement or escape (2,1,4)
I believe the answer is:
do a bunk
'escape' is the definition.
(to do a bunk is to flee)
'provide place for retirement' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'provide' could be 'do' (do can mean to provide or serve up) and 'do' is present in the answer.
'place for retirement' could be 'bunk' (retire can mean to go to bed) and 'bunk' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'a' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'or' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for do a bunk that I've seen before include "Go" , "Scarper" , "Slangily, run away - with ship's bed?" , "Series of lectures" , "Bolt" .)