Short New Zealander accepts new patch (5)
I believe the answer is:
manor
'patch' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'short new zealander accepts new' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'new zealander' becomes 'Maori' (the Maori are indigenous people of New Zealand).
'accepts' indicates putting letters inside.
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'maori' with its final letter taken away is 'maor'.
'maor' enclosing 'n' is 'MANOR'.
(Other definitions for manor that I've seen before include "patch" , "Large country house with lands" , "Nobleman's land" , "local copper's area" , "Lord's estate" .)