Needle chap meeting family (6)
I believe the answer is:
bodkin
'needle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'chap meeting family' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'bod' (I've seen this in other clues).
'meeting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'bod'+'kin'='BODKIN'
(Other definitions for bodkin that I've seen before include "Thick, blunt needle with a large eye" , "punch" , "Small blunt needle" , "tool for correcting type" , "dagger" .)