Note a piece of furniture as suitable for dining (7)
I believe the answer is:
eatable
'suitable for dining' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'note a piece of furniture' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'e' (musical note).
'piece of furniture' becomes 'table' (table is a kind of piece of furniture).
'e'+'a'+'table'='EATABLE'
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eatable that I've seen before include "Comestible" , "OK to swallow" , "Edible" , "Digestible" , "Fit for food" .)