What a scorcher will do at a tourist centre by the sea (4)
I believe the answer is:
sear
'what a scorcher will do' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.
'a tourist centre by the sea' is the wordplay.
'centre' means to look at the middle letters.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
The centre of 'tourist' is 'r'.
'r' after 'sea' is 'SEAR'.
'at' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sear that I've seen before include "Withered" , "Cook (quickly at great heat)" , "Scorch or burn the surface of" , "Scorch, brand" , "Dried up, parched" .)