Write a novel working by a table (6)
I believe the answer is:
waiter
'working by a table' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'write a novel' is the wordplay.
'novel' is an anagram indicator.
'write'+'a'='writea'
'writea' with letters rearranged gives 'WAITER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for waiter that I've seen before include "Servant in bar" , "Restaurant worker" , "Herr Ober (Ger.)" , "One who serves at table" , "Attendant" .)