Playing cards on board ship? (5)
I believe the answer is:
decks
'playing cards on board ship?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'playing cards on' is the wordplay.
'playing' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'cards' becomes 'deck' (deck of cards).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
's' put after 'deck' is 'DECKS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for decks that I've seen before include "Packs of playing cards" , "Floors" , "Embellishes" , "Packs of cards (US)" , "Platforms on a vessel" .)