Gent almost picked up prize in game – a piece of furniture (5,2,7)
I believe the answer is:
chest of drawers
'a piece of furniture' is the definition.
(chest of drawers is a kind of piece of furniture)
'gent almost picked up prize in game' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'gent' could be 'ches' and 'ches' is found within the answer.
'game' could be 'draw' (draw is a kind of game) and 'draw' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
(Other definitions for chest of drawers that I've seen before include "Storage furniture" , "storage unit" , "where personal items may be kept" , "Piece of furniture" , "clothing unit" .)