To some extent liked a chair for Russian cottage (5)
I believe the answer is:
dacha
'russian cottage' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'to some extent liked a chair' is the wordplay.
'to some extent' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'DACHA' is hidden in the letters of 'liked a chair'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for dacha that I've seen before include "A Russian country cottage" , "Russian holiday cottage" , "Vladimir's cottage" , "property overseas" , "Russian second home" .)