What diner has that is abstemious, cutting dish out (9)
I believe the answer is:
serviette
'what diner' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'that is abstemious cutting dish out' is the wordplay.
'that is' becomes 'ie' (short for Latin 'id est', 'that is').
'abstemious' becomes 'tt' (I've seen this in other clues).
'cutting' means one lot of letters goes inside another (some letters cut their way into a word).
'dish out' becomes 'serve' (as in dishing out food).
'ie'+'tt'='iett'
'iett' inserted inside 'serve' is 'SERVIETTE'.
'has' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for serviette that I've seen before include "Consumer protection" , "* [MATERIAL]" , "Personal protection" , "This may give you some protection" , "Table napkin" .)