Much-favoured bridge team where lawyers gather (4)
I believe the answer is:
inns
'much-favoured bridge team where lawyers gather' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'much-favoured bridge team' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'favoured' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is present in the answer.
'bridge team' could be 'ns' (north and south are a team in bridge) and 'ns' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for inns that I've seen before include "Country taverns" , "travellers' accommodation" , "Old-time hostelries" , "Locals" , "Public houses" .)