Father entertains a deity in shrine (6)
I believe the answer is:
pagoda
'shrine' is the definition.
(type of Asian temple)
'father entertains a deity' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'entertains' indicates putting letters inside.
'deity' becomes 'god' (a deity is a god or divine being).
'a'+'god'='agod'
'pa' placed around 'agod' is 'PAGODA'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for pagoda that I've seen before include "Pyramid-shaped Hindu temple" , "Pyramidal Asian temple" , "Oriental temple, often a tower" , "place for devotees?" , "temple? Quite the opposite" .)