Take in only to give solace to (7)
I believe the answer is:
console
'give solace to' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'take in only' is the wordplay.
'take in' becomes 'con' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'only' becomes 'sole' (synonyms).
'con'+'sole'='CONSOLE'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for console that I've seen before include "give reassurance" , "Cheer in distress" , "stops may be arranged here" , "Calm" , "Computer games machine" .)