Record second case of occultism in Derby home (5)
I believe the answer is:
epsom
'derby home' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'record second case of occultism' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'ep'.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'case of' means to remove the middle letters (outsides of).
'occultism' with its centre taken out is 'om'.
'ep'+'s'+'om'='EPSOM'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for epsom that I've seen before include "can have horses" , "Poems about English Derby venue" , "The Oaks and Derby are run here" , "Surrey race course" , "Town with racecourse" .)