The middle of throng split by lines for show featuring temporary seating (5)
I believe the answer is:
rodeo
'show featuring temporary seating' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'the middle of throng split by lines' is the wordplay.
'the middle of' says to take the centre.
'split by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (some letters split a word into two).
'lines' becomes 'ode' (lines of poetry).
The middle letters of 'throng' are 'ro'.
'ro' enclosing 'ode' is 'RODEO'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rodeo that I've seen before include "show with mounting excitement" , "Annually" , "sort of exhibition" , "off, sometimes" , "competition in cowboy skills" .)