Living space somewhat limited in Derby? (7)
I believe the answer is:
habitat
'living space' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'somewhat limited in derby?' is the wordplay.
'somewhat limited' becomes 'abit' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'derby?' becomes 'hat' (derby is a kind of hat).
'abit' going inside 'hat' is 'HABITAT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for habitat that I've seen before include "Usual abode" , "Natural home and surroundings" , "Natural home of an organism" , "One's normal environment" , "Territory" .)