A lamp etc. - possibly part of a table setting (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
place mat
'a table setting' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a lamp etc possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'lamp'+'etc'='alampetc'
'alampetc' with letters rearranged gives 'PLACE-MAT'.
'part of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for place mat that I've seen before include "Metal cap (anag.)" , "It's put under a plate" , "It's used to protect the table" , "base for drink?" , "Table setting" .)