Accommodates a bend in pipes (6)
I believe the answer is:
houses
'accommodates' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a bend in pipes' is the wordplay.
'a bend' becomes 'U' (a U-bend is a kind of bend - pipe under sink).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'pipes' becomes 'hoses' (I've seen this before).
'u' inserted within 'hoses' is 'HOUSES'.
(Other definitions for houses that I've seen before include "Residences" , "Royal families" , "Accommodates" , "As safe as these dwellings" .)