Arrive without pocket dish (7)
I believe the answer is:
compote
'dish' is the definition.
(I know that compote is a type of bowl)
'arrive without pocket' is the wordplay.
'arrive' becomes 'come' (synonyms).
'without' means one lot of letters goes inside another ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'pocket' becomes 'pot' (as in pocketing or potting a ball in snooker).
'come' going around 'pot' is 'COMPOTE'.
(Other definitions for compote that I've seen before include "Fruit cooked in syrup" , "Stewed fruit dish" , "Fruit salad" , "dessert dish" , "Come top (anag.)" .)