Kid given lead part for the afternoon service? (3,3)
I believe the answer is:
tea set
'service?' is the definition.
(service can mean items for serving tea)
'kid given lead part for the afternoon' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'kid' could be 'tease' (both can mean to mock) and 'tease' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tea set that I've seen before include "China for small meal" , "Cups, saucers, plates" , "Equipment for an afternoon meal" , "tableware" , "Set of crockery for serving light meal" .)