Busybodies getting silverware returned (6)
I believe the answer is:
snoops
'busybodies' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'silverware returned' is the wordplay.
'silverware' becomes 'spoons' (silver spoons).
'returned' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'spoons' back-to-front is 'SNOOPS'.
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for snoops that I've seen before include "Spies, eavesdrops" , "Sneaks" , "Spies, eavesdroppers" , "Pries inquisitively using spoons" .)