See one retail outlet in short block (9)
I believe the answer is:
bishopric
'see' is the definition.
(both can mean a bishop's associated area)
'one retail outlet in short block' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'retail outlet' becomes 'shop' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'short block' becomes 'bric' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'i'+'shop'='ishop'
'ishop' put into 'bric' is 'BISHOPRIC'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bishopric that I've seen before include "See - diocese" , "Episcopate" , "Phobic sir (anag)" , "position of a minister" , "Church office" .)