Natural surroundings (7)
I believe the answer is:
habitat
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">natural surroundings</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for habitat that I've seen before include "Local environment" , "Environment in which groups normally live" , "Natural home of wildlife" , "Territory" , "Living area" .)