The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 3 letter word TEA SET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TEA SET
- Kid on time, bringing some crockery
- Plates and saucers etc, still not drinking cups!
- Dry outside facility providing meal service
- Guy heading for Tianjin in China
- Crockery a setter used right away
- Relax in centre of settee – part of family crockery produced
- Guy takes time providing drinks service
- Domestic service?
- Card time, and it’s laid out around four?
- Card on top of table may be mealtime feature
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Plates and saucers etc" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plates and saucers etc = tea set.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.