Rank piece of furniture I took back (4)
I believe the answer is:
tier
'rank' is the definition.
(I know that tier is a type of rank)
'piece of furniture i took back' is the wordplay.
'piece of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'reit' can be found hidden inside 'furniture i took'.
'reit' backwards is 'TIER'.
(Other definitions for tier that I've seen before include "One of two or more rows" , "Hierarchical level" , "he hasn't won?" , "Layer, rank" , "One making knot - level" .)