Puts forward screening method: acceptable protocol for consumption? (5,7)
I believe the answer is:
table manners
'acceptable protocol for consumption?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'puts forward screening method' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'method' could be 'manner' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'manner' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tables' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for table manners that I've seen before include "Dinner time etiquette" , "Meal etiquette" , "Good eating behaviour" , "Behaviour at meals" , "A branch of etiquette" .)