Racecourse poems adapted (5)
I believe the answer is:
epsom
'racecourse' is the definition.
(Epsom is an English racecourse)
'poems adapted' is the wordplay.
'adapted' is an anagram indicator.
'poems' is an anagram of 'EPSOM'.
(Other definitions for epsom that I've seen before include "The Oaks and Derby are run here" , "Surrey racecourse" , "Derby town" , "Classic racecourse" , "Downs" .)