Old bit of kitchenware taken by extremely cheeky tenant (6)
I believe the answer is:
occupy
'tenant' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'old bit of kitchenware taken by extremely cheeky' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'bit of kitchenware' becomes 'cup' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'taken by' indicates putting letters inside.
'extremely' means to remove the middle letters.
'cheeky' with its centre taken out is 'cy'.
'cup' placed within 'cy' is 'ccupy'.
'o'+'ccupy'='OCCUPY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for occupy that I've seen before include "Fill up; hold (a position)" , "Reside in; keep busy" , "Inhabit, take up space" , "Fill space, time or position" , "Employ" .)