Rocky place where the first horse is put? (8)
I believe the answer is:
stallone
'rocky place' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'the first horse is put?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'first' could be 'one' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'one' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'where' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stallone that I've seen before include "Sylvester -, US actor" , "Hollywood actor" , "Sylvester - (Rambo)" , "Sylvester ........, Hollywood tough guy" , "Sylvester ..., cinema's Rocky" .)