Animal's home lacks small piece of furniture (5)
I believe the answer is:
table
'piece of furniture' is the definition.
(table is a kind of piece of furniture)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for table that I've seen before include "Food; flat gem surface" , "Data arranged in rows and columns" , "Article of furniture - list of facts and figures" , "Flat board on legs" , "Slab" .)