Whence the cowboys rushed to church? (5)
I believe the answer is:
ranch
'whence the cowboys' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'rushed to church?' is the wordplay.
'rushed' becomes 'ran'.
'to church?' becomes 'ch' (abbreviation on maps etc).
'ran'+'ch'='RANCH'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ranch that I've seen before include "Large tract of land for raising livestock" , "Agricultural establishment" , "stock holding?" , "US establishment for livestock" , "where stock is held" .)