Where down-and-outs shoot first then banter and argue (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
skid row
'where down-and-outs' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'shoot first then banter and argue' is the wordplay.
'shoot first' becomes 's' (1st letter of 'shoot').
'then' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'banter' becomes 'kid' (synonyms).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'argue' becomes 'row' (to row with someone is to argue with them).
's'+'kid'+'row'='SKID ROW'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for skid row that I've seen before include "US slum" , "From very poor area" , "Run-down part of a US city" , "run-down area" , "it's the way of many drunks" .)