Where player's cards may be receiving attention (2,4)
I believe the answer is:
in hand
'be receiving attention' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'where player's cards' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'cards' could be 'hand' (I've seen this before) and 'hand' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'in' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'may' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for in hand that I've seen before include "Some clubs may be" , "Some bananas may be" , "In the process of being dealt with" , "available" , "Under control; ready for use" .)