Metal in front of galley for onboard activity? (7)
I believe the answer is:
ironing
'activity?' is the definition.
(ironing is a kind of activity)
'metal in front of galley' is the wordplay.
'metal' becomes 'iron' (iron is a metal).
'front of' indicates taking the first letters (the letter at the front of the word).
The first letter of 'galley' is 'g'.
'iron'+'in'+'g'='IRONING'
'for onboard' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ironing that I've seen before include "Household task" , "Pressing and smoothing" , "Smoothing clothes, etc" , "Pressing clothes" , "A housework chore" .)