Stick in this place with commanding officer (6)
I believe the answer is:
cohere
'stick' is the definition.
('cohere' can be a synonym of 'stick')
'this place with commanding officer' is the wordplay.
'this place' becomes 'here' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'commanding officer' becomes 'co'.
'here' after 'co' is 'COHERE'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for cohere that I've seen before include "Fit together" , "Fuse together" , "Stick together, remain united" , "Stick firmly together" , "Be consistent" .)