Wheels turning before being seen in another place (9)
I believe the answer is:
elsewhere
'in another place' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'wheels turning before' is the wordplay.
'turning' is an anagram indicator.
'before' becomes 'ere' (poetic term for 'before').
'wheels' with letters rearranged gives 'elsewh'.
'elsewh'+'ere'='ELSEWHERE'
'being seen' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elsewhere that I've seen before include "In a different place" , "abroad?" , "Not at home" , "away" , "different position" .)