Sort of silver currently produced (12)
I believe the answer is:
electroplate
'sort of silver currently produced' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'sort of silver' is the wordplay.
'sort of' becomes 'electro' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'silver' becomes 'plate' (silver can mean dishes, crockery etc).
'electro'+'plate'='ELECTROPLATE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for electroplate that I've seen before include "Coat thinly with a metal -- let percolate (anag)" , "coat with silver" , "Put a thin coat on" .)