Counterfeit blacksmith's place (5)
I believe the answer is:
forge
This could be a double definition.
'counterfeit' is the first definition.
(synonyms)
'blacksmith's place' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with creating things as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for forge that I've seen before include "Create by hammering" , "Blacksmith's workshop" , "Create; counterfeit" , "Form by heating and hammering" , "Fabricate" .)