Ran on and on, and ran about that place (9)
I believe the answer is:
blethered
'ran on and on' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'ran about that place' is the wordplay.
'ran' becomes 'bled' ('bleed' can be a synonym of 'run').
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'that place' becomes 'there' (as opposed to 'here' meaning this place).
'bled' placed around 'there' is 'BLETHERED'.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for blethered that I've seen is " Rattled".)