Discontented servant not opening drawer to get plate with design (7)
I believe the answer is:
stencil
'plate with design' is the definition.
(plate which helps create a design)
'discontented servant not opening drawer' is the wordplay.
'discontented' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters) (the word\'s contents are removed).
'not opening' means to remove the first letter (the opening letter is removed).
'drawer' becomes 'pencil' (something which draws).
'servant' with its centre removed is 'st'.
'pencil' with its initial letter taken off is 'encil'.
'st'+'encil'='STENCIL'
'to get' is the link.
(Other definitions for stencil that I've seen before include "It helps get uniform print-out" , "Perforated sheet for producing patterns or symbols" , "Sheet with cut-out letters, pattern etc for copying" , "Cut-out master pattern" , "Reproduction device for clients" .)