Bobby gets a dish - in writing! (11)
I believe the answer is:
copperplate
'writing' is the definition.
(copperplate is a kind of writing)
'bobby gets a dish' is the wordplay.
'bobby' becomes 'cop' (I've seen this in other clues).
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'a' becomes 'per' (eg 'one a day' means 'one per day').
'dish' becomes 'plate' (plate is a kind of dish).
'cop'+'per'+'plate'='COPPERPLATE'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for copperplate that I've seen before include "sort of hand" , "Ornate writing" , "good hand" , "hand: that's fine" .)