Top teacher keeping various tomes in residence (9)
I believe the answer is:
homestead
'residence' is the definition.
(I know that homestead is a type of residence)
'top teacher keeping various tomes' is the wordplay.
'top teacher' becomes 'head' (headteacher).
'keeping' indicates putting letters inside (some letters kept inside).
'various' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tomes' anagrammed gives 'omest'.
'head' enclosing 'omest' is 'HOMESTEAD'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for homestead that I've seen before include "House with adjoining farm" , "Dwelling" , "US ranch house" , "House of station" .)