Where Steps are playing, writes a couple of lines (9)
I believe the answer is:
stairwell
'where steps' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'playing writes a couple of lines' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'couple of lines' becomes 'll' (two abbreviations for line).
'writes'+'a'='writesa'
'writesa' is an anagram of 'stairwe'.
'stairwe'+'ll'='STAIRWELL'
'are' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stairwell that I've seen before include "Shaft in building housing steps" , "flight area" , "where flight goes" , "Shaft for flight" , "Space flight" .)