Table service from daughter and close friends? (6,3)
I believe the answer is:
dinner set
'table service' is the definition.
(dinner set is a kind of table service)
'from daughter and close friends?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is present in the answer.
'daughter' could be 'd' (genealogical abbreviation) and 'd' is found within the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dinner set that I've seen before include "Collection of plates and dishes" , "China" , "Plates etc" , "Table service" , "might be taken out for a meal" .)