Stop and stare foolishly around the tourist centre (6)
I believe the answer is:
arrest
'stop' is the definition.
(I know that stop can be written as arrest)
'stare foolishly around the tourist centre' is the wordplay.
'foolishly' is an anagram indicator.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'centre' indicates the central letters.
The middle letter of 'tourist' is 'r'.
'stare' is an anagram of 'arest'.
'arest' going around 'r' is 'ARREST'.
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for arrest that I've seen before include "Seize (a crime suspect)" , "Bring to a standstill" , "Land next to the sea" , "Stop or slow down the progress of" , "Nab" .)