Close pub or inn that's dodgy — funny thing found in the kitchen? (8,5)
I believe the answer is:
runcible spoon
'funny thing found in the kitchen?' is the definition.
(utensil in Edward Lear's nonsense poetry)
'close pub or inn that's dodgy' is the wordplay.
'that's dodgy' is an anagram indicator.
'close'+'pub'+'or'+'inn'='closepuborinn'
'closepuborinn' is an anagram of 'RUNCIBLE SPOON'.
(Other definitions for runcible spoon that I've seen before include "Curved fork with three prongs" , "Newlyweds' odd utensil" , "tool for dealing with 1 [QUINCE]" , "Lear's implement" , "Edward Lear's fork" .)