Quietly yearn for table linen (6)
I believe the answer is:
napery
'for table linen' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'quietly yearn' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'quietly' could be 'p' (p for piano and quiet) and 'p' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'yearn' is 'naery' which is within the left over letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for napery that I've seen before include "Household or table linen" , "Household fourteen across" , "Linens for the dining table" , "Scots tablecloth" , "Heavy white table linen" .)