The place for a half-wild broken-down nag (5)
I believe the answer is:
wigan
'the place' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'half-wild broken-down nag' is the wordplay.
'half' means to take half the letters.
'broken down' indicates anagramming the letters.
'wild' cut in half is 'wi'.
'nag' is an anagram of 'gan'.
'wi'+'gan'='WIGAN'
'for a' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wigan that I've seen before include "Town near Manchester" , "North-western town" , "Manchester-area town, its Pier, Orwell" , "Lancashire town" , "Lancashire FC" .)