Is it always out of the way when stood in a basin? (4)
I believe the answer is:
ewer
'a basin?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'is it always out of the way when stood' is the wordplay.
'is it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'always' becomes 'ay' (archaic term for 'always').
'out of' is a deletion indicator ('out of' can mean no longer having).
'when' becomes 're' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'stood' says the letters should be written in reverse (I've seen 'standing' mean this (in a down clue, letters stand up)).
'way' with 'ay' removed is 'w'.
're' written backwards gives 'er'.
'e'+'w'+'er'='EWER'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ewer that I've seen before include "Large water-jug" , "A wide-mouthed water jug" , "Jar for water" , "Container" , "A wide-lipped jug" .)