Votes varied in range (5)
I believe the answer is:
stove
'range' is the definition.
('stove' can be a synonym of 'range')
'votes varied' is the wordplay.
'varied' is an anagram indicator.
'votes' with letters rearranged gives 'STOVE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for stove that I've seen before include "Oven" , "Votes (anag)" , "Broke a hole in" , "Old cooker" , "Cooking apparatus" .)