The street as a meeting place (6)
I believe the answer is:
avenue
'the street' is the definition.
(avenue is a kind of street)
'a meeting place' is the wordplay.
'meeting place' becomes 'venue' (place for a meeting).
'a'+'venue'='AVENUE'
'as' is the link.
(Other definitions for avenue that I've seen before include "Wide street or way of approaching" , "Drive" , "Means of approach" , "Broad road or street, often with trees" , "A broad wide street" .)