Sleep on family’s linen sheet? (6)
I believe the answer is:
napkin
'linen sheet?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'sleep on family's' is the wordplay.
'sleep' becomes 'nap' (a nap is a short sleep).
'on' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'nap'+'kin'='NAPKIN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for napkin that I've seen before include "Protective cloth square worn at meal" , "Cloth rectangle worn at mealtime" , "Cloth square used to protect clothing while eating" , "piece of material giving consumer protection" , "Cloth to stop, eg, gravy" .)