Wanted to reside differently, on the day (7)
I believe the answer is:
desired
'wanted' is the definition.
('desire' can be a synonym of 'want')
'reside differently on the day' is the wordplay.
'differently' is an anagram indicator.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
'reside' with letters rearranged gives 'esired'.
'esired' after 'd' is 'DESIRED'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for desired that I've seen before include "Craved" , "Wanted greatly" , "Lusted-after" , "requested" , "Wanted strongly" .)