Tip when carrying table: middle of leg is joined (8)
I believe the answer is:
enlisted
'joined' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'tip when carrying table middle of leg' is the wordplay.
'tip' becomes 'end' (tip can mean the end of something).
'when carrying' indicates putting letters inside.
'table' becomes 'list'.
'middle of' indicates the central letters.
The middle letter of 'leg' is 'e'.
'list'+'e'='liste'
'end' enclosing 'liste' is 'ENLISTED'.
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for enlisted that I've seen before include "Joined forces" , "Enrolled" , "On a roll" , "Recruited" , "Joined up (milit.)" .)