Place rest on end of table (4)
I believe the answer is:
site
'place' is the definition.
(site is a kind of place)
'rest on end of table' is the wordplay.
'rest' becomes 'sit' (I've seen this in other clues).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'end of' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'table' is 'e'.
'sit'+'e'='SITE'
(Other definitions for site that I've seen before include "Locale" , "Area set aside for building" , "Somewhere to build, perhaps" , "Designated place" , "setting" .)