Might volume discovered under item of furniture have been received as a Christmas present? (6-5,4)
I believe the answer is:
coffee-table book
'furniture have been received as a christmas present?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'might volume discovered under item' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'volume' could be 'book' (book is a kind of volume) and 'book' is found in the answer.
'item' could be 'table' (I have seen 'Item of furniture' mean 'table' so perhaps 'item' could also mean 'table') and 'table' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'coffee' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?