Where criminals eat is top drawer? (9)
I believe the answer is:
constable
'top drawer?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'where criminals eat' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'criminals' could be 'cons' (short for convicts) and 'cons' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'table' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'is' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for constable that I've seen before include "Copper - artist" , "PC" , "Force member" , "Law enforcer" , "He painted" .)