Acquires, say, ornaments for the garden (4)
I believe the answer is:
urns
'ornaments for the garden' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'acquires say' is the wordplay.
'acquires' becomes 'earns' (earning is a kind of acquiring).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'earns' sounds like 'URNS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for urns that I've seen before include "Grecian vases" , "ballot boxes" , "Vaselike vessels on pedestals" , "Large vases or pots" , "Runs to find large vases" .)