Front of cafe managed to take a key (6)
I believe the answer is:
facade
'front' is the definition.
(I know that facade is a type of front)
'cafe managed to take a key' is the wordplay.
'managed' indicates an anagram.
'to take' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are taken in).
'key' becomes 'd' (musical key).
'cafe' anagrammed gives 'face'.
'a'+'d'='ad'
'face' enclosing 'ad' is 'FACADE'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for facade that I've seen before include "Building frontage, or sort of pretence" , "Deceptive front" , "Front; work by Walton" , "ballet" , "Show" .)