Lofty lad in the furniture dept. (7)
I believe the answer is:
tallboy
'the furniture dept' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'lofty lad' is the wordplay.
'lofty' becomes 'tall' (synonyms).
'lad' becomes 'boy' (I've seen this before).
'tall'+'boy'='TALLBOY'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tallboy that I've seen before include "Two-part chest of drawers" , "Type of chest of drawers" , "Chest of drawers in two sections" , "Big chest of drawers" , "Piece of furniture made by lofty youth" .)