But players may be seated here in the park (9)
I believe the answer is:
bandstand
'here in the park' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'but players may be seated' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'players' could be 'band' (group playing music) and 'band' is located in the answer.
'be' could be 'stand' (standing is a kind of being) and 'stand' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bandstand that I've seen before include "Outdoor music platform" , "Outdoor concert stage" , "Outdoor concert platform" , "place to play?" , "Park structure for musicians" .)