Should it be fitted with a deal top? (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
card table
'a deal top?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'should it be fitted' is the wordplay.
'should' becomes 'card' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'it' becomes ''t' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'be fitted' becomes 'able' (I've seen this before).
'card'+'t'+'able'='CARD-TABLE'
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for card table that I've seen before include "Place for bridge" , "wanted also for bridge" .)