Thoroughfare with a bend taken by runners (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
bow street
'thoroughfare with a bend taken by runners' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'thoroughfare with a bend' is the wordplay.
'thoroughfare' becomes 'street' (street is a kind of thoroughfare).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a bend' becomes 'bow' (I've seen this in another clue).
'street' put after 'bow' is 'BOW STREET'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bow street that I've seen before include "- - runners were early London policemen" , "road in city" , "Thoroughfare associated with early police force" .)