Badly run vessel (3)
I believe the answer is:
urn
'vessel' is the definition.
(urn is a type of container)
'badly run' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'run' anagrammed gives 'URN'.
(Other definitions for urn that I've seen before include "Holder of the Ashes?" , "a large vase as for cremation ashes" , "Ashes trophy" , "A vase, as for holding human ashes" , "Large pot for making tea" .)