Maybe six-foot lad gets furniture item (7)
I believe the answer is:
tallboy
'furniture item' is the definition.
'tallboy' can be an answer for 'item' (I have seen 'Item of furniture ' mean 'tallboy' so perhaps 'item' could also mean 'tallboy'). I'm not sure about the 'furniture' bit.
'maybe six-foot lad' is the wordplay.
'maybe six foot' becomes 'tall' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'lad' becomes 'boy' (I've seen this in another clue).
'tall'+'boy'='TALLBOY'
'gets' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tallboy that I've seen before include "Type of chest of drawers" , "High chest of drawers" , "Piece of furniture made by lofty youth" , "Two-part chest of drawers" , "Chest of drawers in two sections" .)