Silver tea service adapted for many different uses (9)
I believe the answer is:
versatile
'adapted for many different uses' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'silver tea service' is the wordplay.
'service' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'serviced' mean this (to service can mean to repair)).
'silver'+'tea'='silvertea'
'silvertea' is an anagram of 'VERSATILE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for versatile that I've seen before include "Multiskilled" , "Able to adapt" , "Adaptable like relatives" , "Flexible" , "Having many uses" .)