Rouse runners in Yorkshire town (9)
I believe the answer is:
wakefield
'yorkshire town' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'rouse runners' is the wordplay.
'rouse' becomes 'wake' (I've seen this in another clue).
'runners' becomes 'field' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'wake'+'field'='WAKEFIELD'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wakefield that I've seen before include "Primrose can be seen here" , "Oliver Goldsmith novel ''The Vicar of . . . . . . . . . ''" , "Cathedral city in West Yorkshire" .)