Pictures came in for restoration (6)
I believe the answer is:
cinema
'pictures' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'came in for restoration' is the wordplay.
'for restoration' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'came'+'in'='camein'
'camein' with letters rearranged gives 'CINEMA'.
(Other definitions for cinema that I've seen before include "Movie house" , "The flicks" , "Film theatre" , "Movie theatre" , "Motion pictures" .)