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 understand how this works, but
'cards' could be 'hand' (I've seen this before) and 'hand' is found 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' acts as a 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" .)