Governess protecting current brood here (5)
I believe the answer is:
eyrie
'brood here' is the definition.
(nest of an eagle or its brood)
'governess protecting current' is the wordplay.
'governess' becomes 'eyre' (Jane Eyre is a governess in the novel Jane Eyre).
'protecting' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are held or protected).
'current' becomes 'I' (symbol for electric current).
'eyre' placed around 'i' is 'EYRIE'.
(Other definitions for eyrie that I've seen before include "Eagle's lair" , "high point" , "Lofty nest of a bird of prey" , "elevated position" , "Bird of prey's high nest" .)