Where cutlery may be kept in dining room (7)
I believe the answer is:
canteen
'dining room' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'where cutlery may be' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'may' could be 'can' (synonyms) and 'can' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'teen' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'kept in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for canteen that I've seen before include "Staff eating area" , "Staff restaurant" , "Soldier's water-flask" , "Office eating area" , "Employees' restaurant" .)