Socially, to have a warm place for a toff? (6)
I believe the answer is:
hobnob
'socially to have a warm' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'for a toff?' is the wordplay.
'for a' becomes 'hob' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'toff?' becomes 'nob' (UK slang for a wealthy or upper-class person).
'hob'+'nob'='HOBNOB'
'place' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hobnob that I've seen before include "Associate on familiar terms" , "Socialise together, rub elbows with" , "Associate familiarly" , "Associate informally" , "Associate socially with superiors" .)