Standing place in short grass (6)
I believe the answer is:
repute
'standing place in short grass' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'standing place in short grass' is the wordplay.
'standing place' becomes 'put' ('put' can be a synonym of 'place'. I am not sure about the 'standing' bit.**).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'grass' becomes 'reed' (I've seen this before).
'reed' with its last letter taken away is 'ree'.
'put' going inside 'ree' is 'REPUTE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for repute that I've seen before include "Public estimation" , "Up tree (anag)" , "Public standing" , "State of high esteem" , "State of high regard" .)