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Get some sleep before family calls for tableware (6,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

napkin rings

'tableware' is the definition.
(items used to hold napkins on a table)

'get some sleep before family calls' is the wordplay.
'get' says to put letters next to each other.
'some sleep' becomes 'nap' (synonyms).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'calls' becomes 'rings' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'call').
'nap'+'kin'='napkin'
'napkin'+'rings' is 'NAPKIN-RINGS'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Another definition for napkin rings that I've seen is " table accessories".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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