Dad taking delayed turn in table (7)
I believe the answer is:
plateau
'table' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'dad taking delayed turn in' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'pa' (synonyms).
'taking' indicates putting letters inside.
'delayed' becomes 'late' (I've seen this before).
'turn in' becomes 'u' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'pa' going around 'late' is 'platea'.
'platea'+'u'='PLATEAU'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for plateau that I've seen before include "relatively flat territory" , "Flat-topped height" , "High tableland" , "Tract of tableland" , "Flat raised land" .)