Take the chair to the front of patio and stay there (7)
I believe the answer is:
preside
'take the chair' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the front of patio and stay there' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'stay' could be 'reside' (I've seen this before) and 'reside' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'p' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for preside that I've seen before include "Be chairman" , "Take the chair" , "Be in authority (over)" .)